🇲🇿 Fish of Mozambique
9 fish from Mozambique, best known first.
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
🇿🇲 Zambia and 3 moreLake Tanganyika sardine
A freshwater clupeid fish native to Lake Tanganyika, now farmed and fished across Africa.Herring · Rivers and lakes
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreMottled eel
Tropical freshwater eel found in Africa and AsiaEel · Rivers and lakes · 1844
🇲🇼 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.
- Mozambique tilapia: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mottled eel: Nandini Velho at Pakke Tiger Reserve, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lake Tanganyika sardine: Zimrh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source