🇲🇼 Fish of Malawi
7 fish from Malawi, best known first.
Fish places in Malawi
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreKaronga tilapia
Endangered cichlid from Lake Malawi and the Shire River.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreMozambique tilapia
A hardy cichlid from southeastern Africa, now farmed globally and listed as a major invasive species.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇲🇼 MalawiKampango
A large predatory catfish native to the waters of Lake Malawi.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreMottled eel
Tropical freshwater eel found in Africa and AsiaEel · Rivers and lakes · 1844
🇿🇲 Zambia and 4 moreKapenta
Small freshwater sardines from Lake Tanganyika, vital for food and economy in southern Africa.Herring · Rivers and lakes
🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreLake Malawi sardine
Small freshwater fish endemic to Lake MalawiOther · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kampango: SarahDepper, CC BY 2.0, source
- Mozambique tilapia: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mottled eel: Nandini Velho at Pakke Tiger Reserve, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kapenta: Emesik, CC BY-SA 3.0, source