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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

🇸🇳 Senegal and 4 moreAfrican arowana Plankton-eating bonytongue fish native to African riversOther · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇼 Botswana and 1 moreAfrican tigerfish Predatory freshwater fish known for sharp teeth and leaping hunting behaviour.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1861

🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreSilver cyprinid A small pelagic fish from Lake Victoria that supports regional food security.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇺🇬 UgandaNangnang fish A small freshwater fish from the Nile basin, prized as a fried snack in Uganda.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇴 Angola and 3 moreAtlantic mudskipper Semi-aquatic goby that walks on mudflats in West Africa.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1766

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast and 4 moreAfrican pike characin West African freshwater predator with a pike-like shapeOther · Rivers and lakes · 1794

🇳🇬 NigeriaHingemouth Small African fish with a unique proboscis-like mouthOther · Rivers and lakes

🇪🇬 Egypt and 3 morePebbly fish A silver characin from African rivers and lakes.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇿 Tanzania and 2 moreSleek lates A freshwater perch found only in Lake Tanganyika, valued by local fisheries.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the CongoGoliath tigerfish A massive freshwater predator from the Congo River Basin known for its size and sharp teeth.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1898 🇲🇼 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.

African tigerfish: Totti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Silver cyprinid: Boulenger, George Albert; Loat, L., Public domain, source
Nangnang fish: Africalli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Atlantic mudskipper: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
African pike characin: J. F. Hennig, Public domain, source
Hingemouth: George Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source
Pebbly fish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Sleek lates: Fundi49, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
African arowana: George Albert Boulenger, Public domain, source
Goliath tigerfish: Sablegsd, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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