Freshwater Fish Species in Lake Malawi (Nyasa) [Southeast Africa]

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Fish Species in Lake Malawi Average width 40 km. Has only one deep basin in the north. Drains into the Zambezi through the Shir� River. Lake zones include: estuaries of rivers and sheltered bays, sandy and rocky shores, rel. shallow but open inshore waters, pelagic region (upper 100 m), benthic region, and the abyssal (below 200 m) (Ref. 6316). Over 2 million years old; over 600 endemic fish species; more fish species than nay other lake; about 8,400 km3 volume of water (Ref. 30553).
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=382]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Aethiomastacembelus shiranus

Mastacembelidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

4.0

endemic

Alticorpus macrocleithrum

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

endemic

Alticorpus mentale

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

3.0

endemic

Alticorpus pectinatum

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.4

endemic

Alticorpus peterdaviesi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.0

endemic

Alticorpus profundicola

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

endemic

Aplocheilichthys katangae

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Aristochromis christyi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

4.0

endemic

Astatotilapia calliptera

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.0

native

Aulonocara aquilonium

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Aulonocara auditor

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara baenschi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara brevinidus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Aulonocara brevirostris

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.6

endemic

Aulonocara ethelwynnae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara gertrudae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

0 TL

native

Aulonocara guentheri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara hansbaenschi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara hueseri

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara korneliae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara macrochir

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.3

endemic

Aulonocara maylandi kandeensis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara maylandi maylandi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara nyassae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara rostratum

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara saulosi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara steveni

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara stuartgranti

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.5

endemic

Aulonocara trematocephalum

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.5

endemic

Bagrus meridionalis

Bagridae

demersal

183 TL

3.9

endemic

Bagrus orientalis

Bagridae

demersal

35 TL

3.5

native

Barbus arcislongae

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.9

native

Barbus eurystomus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

61 TL

3.0

native

Barbus innocens

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.4

native

Barbus johnstonii

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

40 TL

2.0

native

Barbus litamba

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

43 TL

4.0

endemic

Barbus macrotaenia

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.0

native

Barbus trimaculatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.2

native

Bathyclarias atribranchus

Clariidae

demersal

60 TL

3.1

endemic

Bathyclarias euryodon

Clariidae

demersal

105 TL

4.1

endemic

Bathyclarias filicibarbis

Clariidae

demersal

80 TL

4.1

endemic

Bathyclarias foveolatus

Clariidae

demersal

92 TL

4.1

endemic

Bathyclarias gigas

Clariidae

demersal

135 TL

4.5

endemic

Bathyclarias ilesi

Clariidae

demersal

73 TL

4.5

endemic

Bathyclarias jacksoni

Clariidae

demersal

83 TL

3.3

endemic

Bathyclarias longibarbis

Clariidae

demersal

76 TL

4.0

endemic

Bathyclarias loweae

Clariidae

benthopelagic

94 TL

2.9

endemic

Bathyclarias nyasensis

Clariidae

demersal

122 TL

3.7

endemic

Bathyclarias rotundifrons

Clariidae

demersal

69 TL

3.5

endemic

Bathyclarias worthingtoni

Clariidae

demersal

98 TL

4.0

endemic

Brienomyrus longianalis

Mormyridae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.0

native

Brycinus imberi

Alestiidae

demersal

20 TL

3.3

native

Buccochromis atritaeniatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

28 TL

4.5

endemic

Buccochromis heterotaenia

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

40 TL

4.5

endemic

Buccochromis lepturus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

42 TL

4.5

endemic

Buccochromis nototaenia

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

3.0

endemic

Buccochromis oculatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

28 TL

3.6

endemic

Buccochromis rhoadesii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

4.5

native

Buccochromis spectabilis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

3.6

endemic

Caprichromis liemi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

4.0

endemic

Caprichromis orthognathus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

4.0

endemic

Champsochromis caeruleus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

33 TL

4.5

endemic

Champsochromis spilorhynchus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

4.5

native

Cheilochromis euchilus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

35 TL

3.2

endemic

Chiloglanis neumanni

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

2.8

native

Chilotilapia rhoadesii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

3.4

endemic

Clarias ngamensis

Clariidae

demersal

73 TL

4.3

native

Clarias theodorae

Clariidae

demersal

35 TL

4.4

native

Copadichromis atripinnis

Cichlidae

pelagic

0 TL

native

Copadichromis azureus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.7

endemic

Copadichromis boadzulu

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis borleyi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis chrysonotus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis conophoros

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.4

native

Copadichromis cyaneus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis cyclicos

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.4

native

Copadichromis eucinostomus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.0

endemic

Copadichromis flavimanus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis geertsi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

endemic

Copadichromis ilesi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

endemic

Copadichromis inornatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis jacksoni

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.5

endemic

Copadichromis likomae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis mbenjii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis mloto

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.1

endemic

Copadichromis nkatae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.8

endemic

Copadichromis pleurostigma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis pleurostigmoides

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis prostoma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis quadrimaculatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

2.5

endemic

Copadichromis thinos

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.4

native

Copadichromis trewavasae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

endemic

Copadichromis trimaculatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.4

endemic

Copadichromis verduyni

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.1

endemic

Copadichromis virginalis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.1

endemic

Corematodus shiranus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

27 TL

4.5

native

Corematodus taeniatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

4.5

endemic

Ctenopharynx intermedius

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

3.4

native

Ctenopharynx nitidus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.5

endemic

Ctenopharynx pictus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

endemic

Cyathochromis obliquidens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.0

endemic

Cynotilapia afra

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.2

endemic

Cynotilapia axelrodi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.4

endemic

Cyrtocara moorii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.5

endemic

Dimidiochromis compressiceps

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

23 TL

4.5

native

Dimidiochromis dimidiatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

4.0

endemic

Dimidiochromis kiwinge

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

30 TL

4.5

native

Dimidiochromis strigatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

4.0

native

Diplotaxodon aeneus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

4.4

native

Diplotaxodon apogon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.3

native

Diplotaxodon argenteus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

4.5

endemic

Diplotaxodon ecclesi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

4.5

endemic

Diplotaxodon greenwoodi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.0

endemic

Diplotaxodon limnothrissa

Cichlidae

pelagic

17 TL

4.4

native

Diplotaxodon macrops

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.8

native

Docimodus evelynae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.1

endemic

Docimodus johnstoni

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

4.5

native

Eclectochromis festivus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.1

endemic

Eclectochromis lobochilus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.2

endemic

Eclectochromis ornatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.0

endemic

Engraulicypris sardella

Cyprinidae

demersal

13 TL

3.1

native

Exochochromis anagenys

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

4.5

endemic

Fossorochromis rostratus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

25 TL

3.4

endemic

Genyochromis mento

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

4.5

endemic

Gephyrochromis lawsi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

endemic

Gephyrochromis moorii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

endemic

Haplochromis phenochilus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

endemic

Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

3.5

endemic

Hemitilapia oxyrhyncha

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

2.0

endemic

Heterobranchus longifilis

Clariidae

demersal

183 TL

3.7

native

Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus

Mormyridae

demersal

38 TL

3.2

native

Iodotropheus declivitas

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.0

native

Iodotropheus sprengerae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.0

endemic

Iodotropheus stuartgranti

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

endemic

Labeo altivelis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.4

native

Labeo cylindricus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.0

native

Labeo mesops

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

39 TL

2.0

native

Labeo worthingtoni

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

26 TL

3.0

endemic

Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

37 TL

2.0

endemic

Labeotropheus trewavasae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.2

native

Labidochromis caeruleus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

endemic

Labidochromis chisumulae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

endemic

Labidochromis flavigulis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

endemic

Labidochromis freibergi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.1

endemic

Labidochromis gigas

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.0

endemic

Labidochromis heterodon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.1

endemic

Labidochromis ianthinus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

endemic

Labidochromis lividus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.2

endemic

Labidochromis maculicauda

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.4

endemic

Labidochromis mathotho

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.1

endemic

Labidochromis mbenjii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.1

endemic

Labidochromis mylodon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

endemic

Labidochromis pallidus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

endemic

Labidochromis shiranus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.1

endemic

Labidochromis strigatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.1

endemic

Labidochromis textilis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.1

endemic

Labidochromis vellicans

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.0

endemic

Labidochromis zebroides

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.2

endemic

Leptoglanis rotundiceps

Amphiliidae

demersal

7 TL

3.0

native

Lethrinops albus

Cichlidae

demersal

17 TL

3.0

endemic

Lethrinops altus

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

3.5

endemic

Lethrinops argenteus

Cichlidae

demersal

19 TL

3.4

endemic

Lethrinops auritus

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

3.0

endemic

Lethrinops christyi

Cichlidae

demersal

19 TL

3.2

endemic

Lethrinops furcifer

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

3.2

endemic

Lethrinops gossei

Cichlidae

demersal

18 TL

3.2

endemic

Lethrinops leptodon

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

3.4

endemic

Lethrinops lethrinus

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

3.5

native

Lethrinops longimanus

Cichlidae

demersal

19 TL

3.2

endemic

Lethrinops longipinnis

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

3.4

endemic

Lethrinops lunaris

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.1

endemic

Lethrinops macracanthus

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

2.8

endemic

Lethrinops macrochir

Cichlidae

demersal

13 TL

3.0

endemic

Lethrinops marginatus

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

3.5

endemic

Lethrinops micrentodon

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

2.0

endemic

Lethrinops microdon

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

2.0

endemic

Lethrinops microstoma

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

3.5

endemic

Lethrinops mylodon borealis

Cichlidae

demersal

25 TL

3.2

endemic

Lethrinops mylodon mylodon

Cichlidae

demersal

22 TL

3.4

endemic

Lethrinops oculatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.2

endemic

Lethrinops parvidens

Cichlidae

demersal

18 TL

3.4

endemic

Lethrinops polli

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

3.0

endemic

Lethrinops stridei

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

2.0

endemic

Lichnochromis acuticeps

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

3.3

endemic

Maravichromis anaphyrmus

Cichlidae

demersal

21 TL

3.2

endemic

Maravichromis balteatus

Cichlidae

demersal

17 TL

3.5

endemic

Maravichromis epichorialis

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

3.5

endemic

Maravichromis ericotaenia

Cichlidae

demersal

21 TL

3.5

endemic

Maravichromis formosus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

4.0

endemic

Maravichromis guentheri

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

3.2

endemic

Maravichromis incola

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

3.5

endemic

Maravichromis labidodon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.5

endemic

Maravichromis lateristriga

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

3.5

endemic

Maravichromis melanotaenia

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.2

endemic

Maravichromis mola

Cichlidae

demersal

18 TL

3.6

endemic

Maravichromis mollis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.4

endemic

Maravichromis obtusus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

3.2

endemic

Maravichromis plagiotaenia

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

3.0

endemic

Maravichromis semipalatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.2

endemic

Maravichromis sphaerodon

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

3.5

endemic

Marcusenius nyasensis

Mormyridae

demersal

37 TL

3.1

native

Melanochromis auratus

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.0

endemic

Melanochromis baliodigma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

4.3

endemic

Melanochromis benetos

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

4.5

native

Melanochromis brevis

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

2.8

endemic

Melanochromis chipokae

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

4.5

endemic

Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.5

native

Melanochromis dialeptos

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.0

endemic

Melanochromis elastodema

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.0

endemic

Melanochromis heterochromis

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

3.2

native

Melanochromis interruptus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.9

endemic

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

2.9

endemic

Melanochromis johannii

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

2.0

endemic

Melanochromis labrosus

Cichlidae

demersal

13 TL

3.2

endemic

Melanochromis lepidiadaptes

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

4.5

native

Melanochromis loriae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

2.8

endemic

Melanochromis melanopterus

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

2.6

endemic

Melanochromis mellitus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.9

endemic

Melanochromis parallelus

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

2.6

endemic

Melanochromis perileucos

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

2.0

endemic

Melanochromis perspicax

Cichlidae

demersal

9 TL

2.2

endemic

Melanochromis robustus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.5

endemic

Melanochromis simulans

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

2.8

endemic

Melanochromis vermivorus

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

2.0

native

Melanochromis xanthodigma

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.9

native

Metriaclima benetos

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

3.0

native

Metriaclima callainos

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Metriaclima chrysomallos

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.1

native

Metriaclima cyneusmarginatus

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

3.0

native

Metriaclima emmiltos

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

3.0

native

Metriaclima greshakei

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

2.0

endemic

Metriaclima heteropictus

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.5

endemic

Metriaclima mbenjii

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.2

native

Metriaclima melabranchion

Cichlidae

demersal

13 TL

3.0

native

Metriaclima phaeos

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.2

native

Metriaclima pyrsonotos

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

3.1

native

Metriaclima sandaracinos

Cichlidae

demersal

9 TL

3.0

native

Metriaclima thapsinogen

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.2

native

Metriaclima xanstomachus

Cichlidae

demersal

13 TL

2.0

endemic

Microchromis zebroides

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.2

endemic

Mormyrops anguilloides

Mormyridae

demersal

150 TL

4.0

native

Mormyrus longirostris

Mormyridae

demersal

92 TL

3.3

native

Mylochromis chekopae

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

3.0

native

Mylochromis ensatus

Cichlidae

demersal

26 TL

3.6

native

Naevochromis chrysogaster

Cichlidae

demersal

18 TL

4.0

endemic

Neolamprologus leloupi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

7 TL

3.4

endemic

Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus

Cichlidae

demersal

25 TL

4.5

endemic

Nimbochromis linni

Cichlidae

demersal

25 TL

4.5

endemic

Nimbochromis livingstonii

Cichlidae

demersal

25 TL

4.5

native

Nimbochromis maculimanus

Cichlidae

demersal

19 TL

3.5

endemic

Nimbochromis pardalis

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

4.3

endemic

Nimbochromis polystigma

Cichlidae

demersal

23 TL

4.5

endemic

Nimbochromis venustus

Cichlidae

demersal

25 TL

4.5

endemic

Nothobranchius kirki

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Nyassachromis breviceps

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

2.0

endemic

Nyassachromis leuciscus

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

2.5

endemic

Nyassachromis microcephalus

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

3.4

endemic

Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus

Cichlidae

demersal

21 TL

3.4

endemic

Nyassachromis purpurans

Cichlidae

demersal

18 TL

3.4

endemic

Nyassachromis serenus

Cichlidae

demersal

25 TL

3.4

endemic

Opsaridium microcephalum

Cyprinidae

demersal

34 TL

4.0

native

Opsaridium microlepis

Cyprinidae

demersal

47 TL

3.0

endemic

Oreochromis karongae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

38 TL

2.0

endemic

Oreochromis saka

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

44 TL

2.0

endemic

Oreochromis shiranus shiranus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

48 TL

2.0

native

Oreochromis squamipinnis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

44 TL

2.7

endemic

Otopharynx argyrosoma

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

3.0

endemic

Otopharynx auromarginatus

Cichlidae

demersal

25 TL

3.4

native

Otopharynx brooksi

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

4.5

endemic

Otopharynx decorus

Cichlidae

demersal

18 TL

3.5

endemic

Otopharynx heterodon

Cichlidae

demersal

13 TL

3.1

endemic

Otopharynx lithobates

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

2.0

endemic

Otopharynx ovatus

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

4.0

endemic

Otopharynx selenurus

Cichlidae

demersal

18 TL

2.0

endemic

Otopharynx speciosus

Cichlidae

demersal

26 TL

4.5

endemic

Otopharynx tetraspilus

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

2.7

endemic

Otopharynx tetrastigma

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

3.4

native

Otopharynx walteri

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

3.9

endemic

Pallidochromis tokolosh

Cichlidae

demersal

24 TL

3.6

native

Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma

Mormyridae

demersal

17 TL

3.4

native

Petrotilapia chrysos

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.0

native

Petrotilapia genalutea

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

3.0

endemic

Petrotilapia nigra

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

2.0

endemic

Petrotilapia tridentiger

Cichlidae

demersal

17 TL

3.0

endemic

Placidochromis electra

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

2.8

endemic

Placidochromis hennydaviesae

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

3.3

endemic

Placidochromis johnstoni

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

3.5

native

Placidochromis longimanus

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

2.0

native

Placidochromis milomo

Cichlidae

demersal

23 TL

3.3

endemic

Placidochromis stonemani

Cichlidae

demersal

7 TL

3.3

endemic

Placidochromis subocularis

Cichlidae

demersal

17 TL

3.4

endemic

Platygnathochromis melanonotus

Cichlidae

demersal

26 TL

3.6

endemic

Pollimyrus castelnaui

Mormyridae

demersal

9 TL

3.2

native

Protomelas annectens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.0

endemic

Protomelas dejunctus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

2.5

native

Protomelas fenestratus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

14 TL

3.0

endemic

Protomelas insignis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

21 TL

2.5

endemic

Protomelas kirkii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.4

native

Protomelas labridens

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.4

endemic

Protomelas macrodon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

endemic

Protomelas marginatus marginatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

2.0

endemic

Protomelas marginatus vuae

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.0

endemic

Protomelas pleurotaenia

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

3.5

endemic

Protomelas similis

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

2.0

endemic

Protomelas spilonotus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.4

endemic

Protomelas spilopterus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

3.0

endemic

Protomelas taeniolatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

12 TL

3.0

endemic

Protomelas triaenodon

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

16 TL

3.0

endemic

Protomelas virgatus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

2.6

endemic

Pseudocrenilabrus philander philander

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

13 TL

3.7

native

Pseudotropheus ater

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

2.5

endemic

Pseudotropheus barlowi

Cichlidae

demersal

10 TL

2.7

endemic

Pseudotropheus crabro

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

2.1

endemic

Pseudotropheus demasoni

Cichlidae

demersal

8 TL

2.9

native

Pseudotropheus elegans

Cichlidae

demersal

17 TL

3.3

endemic

Pseudotropheus elongatus

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

2.0

endemic

Pseudotropheus estherae

Cichlidae

demersal

7 TL

native

Pseudotropheus fainzilberi

Cichlidae

demersal

13 TL

2.5

endemic

Pseudotropheus fuscoides

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

3.5

endemic

Pseudotropheus fuscus

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.0

endemic

Pseudotropheus galanos

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

2.9

native

Pseudotropheus hajomaylandi

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

3.4

endemic

Pseudotropheus lanisticola

Cichlidae

demersal

7 TL

2.8

endemic

Pseudotropheus livingstonii

Cichlidae

demersal

15 TL

3.1

endemic

Pseudotropheus lombardoi

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.5

endemic

Pseudotropheus longior

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.0

native

Pseudotropheus lucerna

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

2.0

endemic

Pseudotropheus macrophthalmus

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

2.1

endemic

Pseudotropheus microstoma

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

2.8

endemic

Pseudotropheus minutus

Cichlidae

demersal

9 TL

2.0

endemic

Pseudotropheus modestus

Cichlidae

demersal

8 TL

2.9

endemic

Pseudotropheus novemfasciatus

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

2.0

endemic

Pseudotropheus purpuratus

Cichlidae

demersal

13 TL

2.9

endemic

Pseudotropheus pursus

Cichlidae

demersal

8 TL

2.2

native

Pseudotropheus saulosi

Cichlidae

demersal

9 TL

2.2

endemic

Pseudotropheus socolofi

Cichlidae

demersal

9 TL

2.9

endemic

Pseudotropheus tropheops gracilior

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

2.0

endemic

Pseudotropheus tropheops romandi

Cichlidae

demersal

8 TL

2.9

endemic

Pseudotropheus tropheops tropheops

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

2.0

endemic

Pseudotropheus tursiops

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

2.0

endemic

Pseudotropheus williamsi

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

17 TL

3.0

endemic

Pseudotropheus zebra

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

2.2

endemic

Rhamphochromis brevis

Cichlidae

demersal

40 TL

4.5

endemic

Rhamphochromis esox

Cichlidae

demersal

38 TL

4.5

endemic

Rhamphochromis ferox

Cichlidae

demersal

45 TL

4.6

endemic

Rhamphochromis leptosoma

Cichlidae

demersal

38 TL

4.5

endemic

Rhamphochromis longiceps

Cichlidae

pelagic

28 TL

3.3

native

Rhamphochromis lucius

Cichlidae

demersal

40 TL

4.5

endemic

Rhamphochromis macrophthalmus

Cichlidae

demersal

27 TL

4.5

endemic

Rhamphochromis woodi

Cichlidae

demersal

42 TL

4.0

endemic

Sciaenochromis ahli

Cichlidae

demersal

20 TL

4.5

endemic

Sciaenochromis benthicola

Cichlidae

demersal

0 TL

native

Sciaenochromis fryeri

Cichlidae

demersal

0 TL

native

Sciaenochromis gracilis

Cichlidae

demersal

22 TL

4.0

endemic

Sciaenochromis psammophilus

Cichlidae

demersal

0 TL

native

Sciaenochromis spilostichus

Cichlidae

demersal

23 TL

4.5

endemic

Serranochromis robustus robustus

Cichlidae

demersal

56 TL

4.1

native

Stigmatochromis modestus

Cichlidae

demersal

25 TL

4.5

endemic

Stigmatochromis pholidophorus

Cichlidae

demersal

11 TL

3.5

endemic

Stigmatochromis pleurospilus

Cichlidae

demersal

6 TL

3.0

endemic

Stigmatochromis woodi

Cichlidae

demersal

25 TL

4.5

endemic

Synodontis njassae

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

3.1

native

Taeniochromis holotaenia

Cichlidae

demersal

22 TL

4.0

endemic

Taeniolethrinops cyrtonotus

Cichlidae

demersal

12 TL

3.0

endemic

Taeniolethrinops furcicauda

Cichlidae

demersal

21 TL

2.8

endemic

Taeniolethrinops laticeps

Cichlidae

demersal

30 TL

3.6

endemic

Taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis

Cichlidae

demersal

30 TL

3.2

endemic

Tilapia rendalli

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

45 TL

2.2

native

Tilapia sparrmanii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

2.7

native

Tramitichromis brevis

Cichlidae

demersal

17 TL

3.2

endemic

Tramitichromis intermedius

Cichlidae

demersal

16 TL

3.4

endemic

Tramitichromis lituris

Cichlidae

demersal

17 TL

3.4

endemic

Tramitichromis trilineatus

Cichlidae

demersal

14 TL

3.5

endemic

Tramitichromis variabilis

Cichlidae

demersal

18 TL

3.2

endemic

Trematocranus labifer

Cichlidae

demersal

23 TL

3.1

endemic

Trematocranus microstoma

Cichlidae

demersal

24 TL

3.4

endemic

Trematocranus placodon

Cichlidae

demersal

25 TL

3.4

native

Tyrannochromis macrostoma

Cichlidae

demersal

30 TL

4.5

endemic

Tyrannochromis maculiceps

Cichlidae

demersal

30 TL

4.5

endemic

Tyrannochromis nigriventer

Cichlidae

demersal

21 TL

4.5

endemic

Tyrannochromis polyodon

Cichlidae

demersal

23 TL

3.5

endemic

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