FISH OF THE KAFUE RIVER

English Name Scientific Name African Name
Bottlenose Mormyrus lacera Ndikusi
Bull-dog Gnathonemus macrolepidotus Nembele
Churchill Petrocephalus catostoma
Castelnaus Stone-basher Marcusenius castelnaui
Small-scaled Minnow Kneria auriculata
Pike Hepsetus odoe Mulumezi
Silverfish Petersuis rhodesiensis Ncenga
Silver Robber Micralestes acutidens Ncenga
Stripe tailed Robber Alestes lateralis Chitaka
Multi banded Citharind Nannocharax multifasciatus Ncenga
Banded Citharind Nannochorax rp, Nov Ncenga
Striped mudsucker Labeo annectens Linyonga
Mudsucker Labeo cylindricus Linyonga
Yellowfish Barbus marequensis Mpifu
Spot-tail Barb Barbus afrovernaya Ncenga
Many spotted Barb Barbus barotseensis Ncenga
Thick striped Barb Barbus eutaenia Ncenga
Red banded Barb Barbus fasciolatus Ncenga
Sickle fin Barb Barbus haasianus Ncenga
Plain Barb Barbus labialis Ncenga
Spotted Barb Barbus lineomaculatus Ncenga
Multi striped Barb Barbus multilineatus Ncenga
Serrated spine spot Barb Barbus paludinosus Ncenga
Smooth spine spot Barb Barbus poechi Ncenga
Dot tailed Barb Barbus puellus Ncenga
Thin striped Barb Barbus tangandensis Ncenga
Twin striped Barb Barbus viviparus Ncenga
Red eyed Barb Barbus aurantiacus Ncenga
Square jawed Barb Coptosto mabarbus wittei Ncenga
Silver Barbel Schilbe mystus Lubange
Sharp toothed Barbel Clarias mossambicus Mbuli
Blunt toothed Barbel Clarias mellandi Mbutwami
Snake Barbel Clarias theodorae Milonge
Blotched Barbel Clarias stappersii Chineke
Suckermouth Catlet Chilonglanis neumanni
Squeaker Synodontis macrostigma Sinonge
Spotted Catlet Leptoglanis rotundiceps
Zambia Top Minnow Nothobranchius taeniopygus
Common Top Minnow Aplocheilichthys johnstoni Ncenga
Striped Top Minnow Apolocheilchthys katangae Ncenga
Green headed Bream Tilapia macrochir Mu
Three-spot Bream Tilapia andersonii Njinji
Red-breasted Bream Tilapia melanopleura Mbufu
Banded Bream Tilapia sparrmanii Situu
Thin-faced Bream Serranochromis angusticeps Mushuna
Purple-faced Bream Serranochromis macrocephala Mjenga
Yellow-belly Bream Serranochromis robustus Nembwe
Brown-spot Bream Serranochromis thumbergi Mununge
Green Bream Sargachromis codringtoni Seo
Pink Bream Pelmatochromis robustus Seo
Charlottes Bream Haplochromis carlottae Mbuma
Frederics Bream Haplochromis frederici Mbilia
Dwarf Bream Haplochromis philander Nfindu
Climbing Fish Ctenopoma multispinis Nkomo
Spiny Eel Mastacemblalus mellandi Mutome

 

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