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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

Sub-Saharan AfricaPrincess cichlid A cooperative schooling cichlid from Lake Tanganyika.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and 1 moreTurquoise killifish Short-lived African fish used in ageing research.Livebearer · Rivers and lakes

🇳🇬 NigeriaGymnarchus African electric fish with a long dorsal fin used for swimming and sensing prey.Ancient · Rivers and lakes · 1829

🇦🇴 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 AfricaFreshwater butterflyfish Surface-dwelling African fish that glides above water.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇮 Burundi and 3 moreBurton's mouthbrooder East African cichlid with reversible social roles and acoustic courtship.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes

Sub-Saharan AfricaZebra mbuna Small rock-dwelling cichlid from Lake MalawiCichlid · Rivers and lakes

🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreElectric catfish African catfish that generates strong electric shocksCatfish · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇿 TanzaniaRedtail notho A small annual killifish from ZanzibarLivebearer · 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

🇿🇦 South AfricaClanwilliam yellowfish A golden-hued river fish from South Africa's Cederberg.Carp · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

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

Princess cichlid: Przemysław Malkowski, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Bichir: 5snake5, CC0, source
Gymnarchus: Wiki-Harfus ; modified by Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Atlantic mudskipper: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Labeobarbus: Brian.gratwicke, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Freshwater butterflyfish: Toniher, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Burton's mouthbrooder: (Image: Russell D. Fernald and Sabrina S. Burmeister), CC BY 2.5, source
Zebra mbuna: Gareth J. Fraser, C. Darrin Hulsey, Ryan F. Bloomquist, Kristine Uyesu, CC BY 2.5, source
Electric catfish: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Redtail notho: Jokuyken15, CC BY 4.0, source
Smallmouth yellowfish: Craig Thom, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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