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OceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970sOceanSouth Korea’s Celebrity Shark Raises Bigger Questions About Climate Change And Ocean ConservationIndiaFrom pickles to fish farming: 3 farmers show how innovation can transform agricultureRiversEl Niño seen disrupting fish migration patternsSpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It AgainOceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - OceanographicRiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at allOceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild PopulationsSpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for ConservationFisheriesPrince William Sound reports lowest pink salmon harvest since the late 1970s
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Fish of Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Fish places

Lake Malawi 1Lake Victoria 1Lake TanganyikaThe Sardine Run coast

Events

Argungu Fishing FestivalSardine run

Countries

🇦🇴 Angola 5🇧🇯 Benin 2🇧🇼 Botswana 2🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 1🇧🇮 Burundi 7🇨🇲 Cameroon 9🇨🇫 Central African Republic 4🇹🇩 Chad 3🇰🇲 Comoros 1🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8🇪🇹 Ethiopia 3🇬🇦 Gabon 2🇬🇲 Gambia 2🇬🇭 Ghana 2🇬🇳 Guinea 1🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 1🇰🇪 Kenya 6🇱🇸 Lesotho 2🇱🇷 Liberia 1🇲🇬 Madagascar 4🇲🇼 Malawi 7🇲🇷 Mauritania 1🇲🇿 Mozambique 9🇳🇦 Namibia 3🇳🇪 Niger 1🇳🇬 Nigeria 8🇷🇼 Rwanda 3🇸🇳 Senegal 4🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 2🇸🇴 Somalia 1🇿🇦 South Africa 18🇹🇿 Tanzania 15🇹🇬 Togo 1🇺🇬 Uganda 6🇿🇲 Zambia 6🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 5
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Vundu Sub-Saharan AfricaVundu A large air-breathing catfish native to African rivers and lakes.Catfish · Rivers and lakes 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreElectric catfish African catfish that generates strong electric shocksCatfish · Rivers and lakes Sub-Saharan AfricaVictoria tilapia A cichlid native to Lake Victoria with unique colour patterns.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes 🇹🇿 TanzaniaRedtail notho A small annual killifish from ZanzibarLivebearer · Rivers and lakes 🇪🇬 Egypt and 3 morePebbly fish A silver characin from African rivers and lakes.Other · 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 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo and 2 moreOrnate bichir Large air-breathing fish from Lake Tanganyika and the Congo basin.Ancient · Rivers and lakes 🇧🇯 Benin and 2 moreReedfish A lung-breathing, snake-like fish from West Africa.Ancient · Rivers and lakes 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreSmallmouth yellowfish A hardy sport fish native to South Africa's Orange-Vaal river system.Carp · Rivers and lakes 🇹🇩 Chad and 2 moreAfrican brown knifefish Nocturnal freshwater fish with a knife-shaped body and fused fins.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇿🇦 South AfricaCape kurper Small climbing perch native to South African coastal rivers.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇿🇦 South AfricaClanwilliam yellowfish A golden-hued river fish from South Africa's Cederberg.Carp · Rivers and lakes 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 moreLargemouth yellowfish Large freshwater barb from southern African rivers.Carp · Rivers and lakes 🇹🇿 Tanzania and 2 moreSleek lates A freshwater perch found only in Lake Tanganyika, valued by local fisheries.Other · Rivers and lakes Sub-Saharan AfricaMoonfish A tropical African lutefish that eats detritus.Other · Rivers and lakes 🇲🇼 MalawiKampango A large predatory catfish native to the waters of Lake Malawi.Catfish · Rivers and lakes 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo and 3 moreSix-banded distichodus A striped African freshwater fish popular in aquariums.Other · 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 🇸🇳 Senegal and 4 moreAfrican arowana Plankton-eating bonytongue fish native to African riversOther · Rivers and lakes 🇧🇮 Burundi and 3 moreNingu A freshwater carp found in Lake Victoria and its tributaries.Carp · Rivers and lakes Sub-Saharan AfricaMany-banded shell dweller Tiny cichlid from Lake Tanganyika that lives in snail shellsCichlid · Rivers and lakes Lake Malawi sardine 🇲🇼 Malawi and 2 moreLake Malawi sardine Small freshwater fish endemic to Lake MalawiOther · Rivers and lakes 🇿🇲 Zambia and 4 moreKapenta Small freshwater sardines from Lake Tanganyika, vital for food and economy in southern Africa.Herring · 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
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