Freshwater Fish Species in Kariba (Lake Elizabeth) [southern Africa]

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Fish Species in Kariba
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=38]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Aplocheilichthys johnstoni

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.2

native

Barbus fasciolatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.0

native

Barbus lineomaculatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Barbus marequensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

47 TL

3.2

native

Barbus poechii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.4

native

Barbus unitaeniatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

2.8

native

Brycinus imberi

Alestiidae

demersal

20 TL

3.3

native

Brycinus lateralis

Alestiidae

pelagic

18 TL

3.2

native

Clarias gariepinus

Clariidae

benthopelagic

170 TL

4.4

native

Distichodus mossambicus

Citharinidae

pelagic

70 TL

2.0

native

Distichodus schenga

Citharinidae

pelagic

61 TL

2.5

native

Heterobranchus longifilis

Clariidae

demersal

183 TL

3.7

native

Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus

Mormyridae

demersal

38 TL

3.2

native

Hydrocynus vittatus

Alestiidae

demersal

117 TL

4.5

native

Labeo altivelis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.4

native

Labeo congoro

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

51 TL

2.4

native

Labeo cylindricus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.0

native

Limnothrissa miodon

Clupeidae

pelagic

21 TL

3.0

introduced

Malapterurus electricus

Malapteruridae

benthopelagic

149 TL

4.5

native

Marcusenius macrolepidotus

Mormyridae

demersal

32 TL

3.2

native

Micralestes acutidens

Alestiidae

pelagic

11 TL

2.9

native

Micropterus salmoides

Centrarchidae

benthopelagic

97 TL

3.8

introduced

Mormyrops anguilloides

Mormyridae

demersal

150 TL

4.0

native

Mormyrus longirostris

Mormyridae

demersal

92 TL

3.3

native

Opsaridium zambezense

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.4

native

Oreochromis andersonii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

61 TL

2.0

native

Oreochromis mortimeri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

48 TL

2.7

native

Pharyngochromis darlingi

Cichlidae

demersal

22 TL

3.5

native

Protopterus annectens brieni

Protopteridae

demersal

90 TL

3.8

native

Pseudocrenilabrus philander philander

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.7

native

Schilbe intermedius

Schilbeidae

pelagic

61 TL

3.7

native

Schilbe mystus

Schilbeidae

demersal

40 TL

3.3

native

Serranochromis codringtonii

Cichlidae

demersal

39 TL

3.3

native

Serranochromis macrocephalus

Cichlidae

demersal

43 TL

4.2

native

Serranochromis robustus jallae

Cichlidae

demersal

49 TL

3.2

native

Synodontis nebulosus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.5

native

Synodontis zambesiensis

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

53 TL

2.7

native

Tilapia rendalli

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

45 TL

2.2

native

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 20.09.02.