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🇹🇿 Fish of Tanzania

15 fish from Tanzania, best known first.

Reef or sea River or lake Fishing harbour Fish market Aquarium or research City

Fish places in Tanzania

Lake Tanganyika

🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreMalawi eyebiter Predatory cichlid from Lake Malawi known for its narrow body and unique feeding habits.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇮 Burundi and 3 moreGiant cichlid The largest living cichlid species, native to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1899 🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreKaronga tilapia Endangered cichlid from Lake Malawi and the Shire River.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇿 Tanzania and 2 moreSingida tilapia A cichlid fish native to the Lake Victoria basin in East Africa.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇿 TanzaniaPundamilia nyererei A small cichlid from Lake Victoria named after Tanzania's first president.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇮 Burundi and 3 moreBurton's mouthbrooder East African cichlid with reversible social roles and acoustic courtship.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes 🇹🇿 TanzaniaDemasoni cichlid Small striped cichlid from Lake MalawiCichlid · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Singida tilapia: VertNet, CC0, source
Malawi eyebiter: Gareth J. Fraser, C. Darrin Hulsey, Ryan F. Bloomquist, Kristine Uyesu, CC BY 2.5, source
Giant cichlid: George Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source
Pundamilia nyererei: Kevin Bauman, CC BY 1.0, source
Burton's mouthbrooder: (Image: Russell D. Fernald and Sabrina S. Burmeister), CC BY 2.5, source

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