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Eating Fishy in Zimbabwe

This is a check list of fish found in the main rivers and lakes of Zimbabwe:
(Click on those underlined in black print for details about the fish. More pages being added all the time so come back and visit again soon.

• Family: PROTOPTERIDAE
  Genus: Protoperus - Owen 1839 - Lung fish
  Spiecies Protopterusannectens (Owen), 1839
  Seldom taken on a rod and line
• Family: KNERIIDAE
  Genus: Kneria Steindachner 1866
  Species: Kneria auriculata (Pellegrin) 1905 - Southern Kneria
  
• Family: MORMYRIDAE
  Genus Mormyrops - J Muller 1843 - Corn-jack
  Species: Mormyrops deliciousus (Leach) 1818 - Cornish Jack - Muyanda
  Genus: Petrocephalus - Marcusen 1854
  Species: Petrocephalus catastoma (Ginther) 1866
  Genus: Marcusenius - Gill 1862
  Species Marcusenius discorhyncus (Peters) 1852Spieces: Marcusenius macrolepidotus (Peters) 1852 - Bull-dogfish - Nembele
  Species Marcusenius castelnaui (Boulenger) 1911
  Genus: Gnathonemus (Gill) 1862
  Species: Gnathonemus macrolepidotus (Peters) 1852 - Bull-dog
  Genus: Mormyrus (Linnaeus) 1766 Bottle-nose
  Species: Mormyrus lacerda (Castelnau) 1861
  Spieces: Mormyrus longirostris (Peters) 1852 - Bottlenose - Amalompi
• Family: CHARACIDAE
  Genus: Hydrocyon (Cuvier) 1819
  Species Hydrocyon vittatus (Castelmau) 1861 - Tiger Fish - Mcheni
  Genus: Hepsetus (Swainson) 1838
  Species: Hepsetus odoe (Bloch) 1794 - Pike
  Genus: Alestes (Muller and Troschel) 1846
  Species: Alestes imberi (Peters) 1852 Spot Tail
  Spcies: Alestes lateralis (Boulenger) 1900- Alestes - Mbale
  Genus: Micralestes (Boulenger) 1899
  Species: Micralestes acutidens (Peters) 1852
• Family CITHARINIDA
  Genus Distichodus (Muller and Troschel) 1845
  Species Distichodus mossambicus (Peters) 1852 - Nkupe (Sikapapa) Jenga
  Species Distichodus schenga (Peters) 1852 - Chessa (Shenga) - Kafulofulo
  G enus: Nannocharax (Gunther) 1867
  Species: Nannocharax multofasciatus (Boulenger) 1923
• Family CYPRINIDAE
  Genus: Barbus (Cuvier) 1817
  Species: Barbus holubi (Steindachner) 1894 - Yellow-fish
  Species: Barbus kimberleyensis (Gilchrist and Thompson) 1923
  Species: Barbus natalensis (Castelnau) 1861
  Species: Barbus maraquensis (A Smith) 1841
  Species: Barbus codringtoni (Boulenger) 1908
  Species: Barbus rapax (Steindachner) 1894
  Species: Barbus trimaculatus (Peters) 1852
  Species: Barbus bernardcarpi (Jubb) 1958
  Species: Barbus paludinosus (Peters) 1852 - Ubiquitous Barb - Ncenga
  Species: Barbus afrohamiltoni (Crass) 1960
  Species: Barbus peochii (Steindachner) 1911 - Spottail Barb - Mpifu
  Species: Barbus eutaenia (Boulenger) 1904
  Species: Barbus kessleri (Steindachner) 1866
  Species: Barbus multilineats (Worthington) 1933
  Species: Barbus afrovernayi (Nichols and Boulton) 1927
  Species: Barbus miolepis (Boulenger) 1902
  Species: Barbus viviparus (Weber) 1897
  Species: Barbus lineomaculatus (Boulenger) 1903 - Spottedf Barb - Gwinya
  Species: Barbus unitaeniatus (Gunther) 1866
  Barbus fasciolatus -(Gunther) 1868 - Red-banded barb - Chitakala
  Species: Barbus labialis (Gilchrist and Thompson) 1913
  Species: Barbus bariliodes (Boulenger) 1914
  Species: Barbus (Beirabarbus) palustris (Herre) 1936
  Species: Barbus (Beirabarbus) aurantiacus (Boulenger) 1910
  Genus: Varicorhinus (Ruppell) 1836
  Species Varicorhinus nasutus (Gilchrist and Thompson) 1911
  Species: Varicorhinus pungweensis (Jubb) 1959
  Genus: Labeo (Cuvier) 1817 - Mud-suckers
  Species: Labeo fordkalii (Ruppell) 1835
  Species Labeo cylindricus (Peters) 1852 - Golden Mudsucker - Nguridzi
  Species: Labeo rubropunctatus (Gilchrist and Thompson) 1913
  Species: Labeo congoro (Peters) 1852 - Purple Mudsucker - Mucise
  Species: Labeo altivelis (Peters) 1852 - Rednose mudsucker - Mutuba
  Species: Labeo rosae (Steindachner) 1894
  Species: Labeo ruddi (Boulenger) 1907
  Species: Labeo Lunatus (Jubb) 1963 - Sailfin Mudsucker - Linyonga
  Genius: Barilius (Hamilton-Buchanan) 1822
  Species: Barilius zambesensis (Peters) 1852 - Barred Minnow - Myamkaula
  Genus: Engraulicypris (Gunther) 1893
  Species: Engraulicyris brevianalis (Boulenger) 1908
• Family: BAGRIDAE
  Genus Leptoglanis (Boulenger) 1905
  Species: Leptoglanis rotuniceps (Higendorf) 1905
  Genus: Auchenglanis (Gunther) 1864
  Species: Auchenoglanis ngamensis (Boulenger) 1911
• Family: CLARIIDAE
  Genus: Heterobranchus longifilis (Cuvier and Valenciennes) 1840 - Vundu - Muzunda
  Genus: Clarias Gronow 1763 - Cat-fish or barbel
  Species: Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) 1822 - Zambezi Barbel - Mubondo
  Species: Clarias ngamensis (Castelnau) 1861
  Species: Clarias theodorae (Weber) 1897
• Family: SCHILBEIDAE
  Gebus: Schilbe (Cuvier) 1817 - Butter-barbel
  Species: Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus) 1762 - Butter Catfish - Lubangu
  Genus: Eutropius (Muller and Troschel) 1849
  Species: Eutropius depressirostris (Peters) 1852 - Silver Catfish - Mvenga
• Family: MOCHOCIDAE
  Genus: Synodontis (Cuvier) 1817 - Squeakers
  Species: Synodontis zambesensis (Peters) 1852 - Plain Squeaker - Chikolo
  Species: Synodontis nigromaculatus (Boulenger) 1905
  Species Synodontis nebulosus (Peters) 1852 - Spotted squeaker - Korokoro
  Species: Synodontis woosnami (Boulnger) 1911
  Genus Chiloglanis (Peters) 1868
  Spexcies Chiloglanis pretoriae (Horst) 1931
  Species: Chiloglanis neumanni (Hilgendorf) 1905
• Family: AMPHILIIDAE
  Genus: Amphilius (Gunther) 1864 - Mountain Barbel
  Species: Amphilius grandis (Boulenger) 1905
• Family: MALAPTERURIDAE
  Genus: Malapterurus (Lacepede) 1803
  Spexies: Malapterurus electicus (Gmelin) 1789 - Electric Catfish - Chikwinya
• Family: ANGUILLIDAE
  Genus: Anguilla (Shaw) 1803
  Species: Anguilla marmorata (Quoy and Gaimard) 1824
  Species: Anguilla nebulosa labiata (Peters) 1852 - African Mottled Eel - Mukumka
  Species Anguilla mossambica (Peters) 1852
  Species: Anguilla bicolor bicolor (McClelland) 1844
• Family: CYPRINODONTIDAE
  Genus: Nothobrabchius (Peters) 1868
  Species: Nothobranchius orthonotus (Peters) 1844
  Genus: Aplocheilichius (Bleeker) 1863
  Species Aplocheilichius johnstonii (Gunther) 1893- Johnston's Topminnow - Pipinka
  Species: Aplocheilichius myaposae (Boulenger) 1908
• Family: CICHLIDAE - Bream
  Genus Tilapia (A Smith) 1849
• Species: Tilapia andersonii (Castelnau) 1861 - Three-spot Bream - Njinji
  Species: Tilapia placida (Trewavas) 1941
  Species: Tilapia macrochir (Boulenger) 1912
  Species: Tilapia andersonii (Castelnau) 1861
  Species: Tilapia mossambica (Peters) 1852
  Species: Tilapia mossambica mortimeri (Trewavas) 1966 - Kurper Bream - Muchele
  Species: Tilapia sparrmanii (A Smith) 1849
  Species: Tilapia melanopleura (Dumeril) 1859
  Species: Tilapia rendalli (Bouleger) 1896 - Red-breasted Bream - Mudile
  Genus: Hemichromis (Peters) 1857
  Species: Hemichromis fasciatus (Peters) 1857
  Genus: Sargochromis (Regan) 1920
  Species: Sargochromis robustus (Gunther) 1866
  Species: Sargochromis giardi (Pellegrin) 1904 - Pink Bream - Sieo
  Species: Sargochromis codringtoni (Boulenger) 1908 - Green Bream - Seao
  Genus: Serranochromis (Regan) 1920
  Species: Serranochromis robustus (Gunther) 1866
  Species: Serranochromis robustus jallae(Boulenger) 1896
  - Olive Bream - Nenbwe
  Species Serranochromis macrocephala (Boulenger) 1899 - Purple faced bream - Mulumbo
  Species: Serranochromis augusticeps (Boulenger) 1907
  Species: Serranochromis thumbergi (Castelnau) 1861
  Species: Serranochromis from Transvaal
  Genus: Haplochromis (Hilgendorf) 1888
  Species: Haplochromis frederici (Castelnau) 1861
  Species: Haplochromis carlottae (Boulenger) 1905 - Rainbow Bream - Likumbwa
  Species: Haplochromis darlingi (Boulenger) 1911 - Darling's Dwarf Bream - Imbalata
  Species: Haplochromis philander (M Weber) 1897Moffat's Dwarf Bream
  Species: Haplochromis swynnertoni (Boulenger) 1907
• Family: ANABANTIDAE
  Genus: Ctenopoma (Peters) 1844
  Species: Ctenopoma multispinis (Peters) 1844
• Family: GOBIIDAE
  Genus: Platygobius (Bleeker) 1874
  Species: Platygobius aeneofuscus (Peters) 1852
  Genus: Glossogobius (Gill) 1862
  Species: Glossogobius giurus (Hamilton-Buchanan) 1822
• Family: MASTACEMBELIDAE
  Genus: Mastacembelus (Gronow) 1763
  Species: Mastacembelus mellandi (Boulenger) 1914
  
  Saltwater species whch occasionally come far inland up large rivers
• Family: ELOPIDAE
  Genus: Megalops (Lacepede) 1803 - Tarpon
  Species: Megalops cyprinoides (Broussonet) 1782
• Family: PRISTIDAE
  Genus: Pristis (Latham) 1794 - Saw-fish
  Species: Pristis microdon (Latham) 1794
• Family: GALEORHINIDAE
  Genus: Carcharinus (Blainville) 1816 - Shark
  Species: Carcharinus zambesensis (peters) 1852 - Zambezi Shark
  
  Exotic Fishes Inrtroduced into Zimbabwe Rivers
• Family: SALMONIDAE
  Genus Salmo (Linnaeus) 1758 - Trout
  Species: Salmo trutta (Linnaeus) 1758 - Brown Trout
  Species: Salmo gairdneri (Richardson) 1836 - Rainbow Trout
  Genus: Salvelinus (Richardson) 1836
  Species: Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill) 1815 - Brook Trout
• Family:CENTRARCHIDAE - Sunfish family
  Genus Micropterus (Lacepede) 1802
  Species: Micropterus dolomieu (Lacepede_ 1802 - Smallmouth Bass
  Species: Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede_ 1802 - Largemouth Bass
  Genus: Lepomis macrochirus *Rafinesque) 1819 - Blue-gill
• Family: CYPRINIDAE
  Genus: Cyprinus (Linnaeus) 1758
  Species: Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus) 1758 - Carp
• Limnothrissa miodon - Kapenta

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