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Fish of Sub-Saharan Africa

76 fish from Sub-Saharan Africa on EveryFish so far.

Fish places

Lake Malawi 1 Lake Victoria 1 Lake Tanganyika The Sardine Run coast

Events

Argungu Fishing Festival Sardine run

Countries

🇪🇬 Egypt and 4 moreNile tilapia A hardy cichlid farmed globally for food.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1758

Sub-Saharan AfricaJewel cichlid Brightly colored African cichlids kept in aquariums for their vivid breeding colours and parental care.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

Sub-Saharan AfricaRedbreast tilapia Herbivorous cichlid from southern African freshwatersCichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1897

🇿🇦 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

Photo credits on this page

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

Nile tilapia: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Jewel cichlid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Redbreast tilapia: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, source
Mozambique tilapia: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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