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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

🇧🇯 Benin and 4 moreSaddled bichir A large African freshwater fish with primitive lungs and multiple dorsal finlets.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1845

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

🇸🇳 Senegal and 3 moreSenegal bichir Ancient African fish that breathes air and walks on landAncient · Rivers and lakes

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

🇧🇯 Benin and 2 moreReedfish A lung-breathing, snake-like fish from West Africa.Ancient · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Saddled bichir: Studdart, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Bichir: 5snake5, CC0, source
Atlantic mudskipper: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Jewel cichlid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Mozambique tilapia: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Reedfish: Michał Zalewski, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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