Freshwater Fish Species in Limpopo [Southeast Africa]

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Fish Species in Limpopo Rises near Johannesburg, flows N and NE, turns SE across Mozambique and empties into the Indian Ocean
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=58]
Species	Family	Habitat	Length (cm)	Trophic level	Status

Amphilius natalensis

Amphiliidae

demersal

16 TL

3.2

native

Amphilius uranoscopus

Amphiliidae

demersal

20 TL

2.9

native

Andersonia leptura

Amphiliidae

demersal

50 TL

3.5

native

Anguilla bengalensis labiata

Anguillidae

demersal

160 TL

3.7

native

Anguilla mossambica

Anguillidae

demersal

150 TL

3.3

native

Aplocheilichthys johnstoni

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.2

native

Aplocheilichthys katangae

Poeciliidae

benthopelagic

5 TL

3.3

native

Barbus afrohamiltoni

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

22 TL

3.2

native

Barbus annectens

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Barbus anoplus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.7

native

Barbus bifrenatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.5

native

Barbus brevipinnis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.5

native

Barbus eutaenia

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

3.2

native

Barbus lineomaculatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Barbus marequensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

47 TL

3.2

native

Barbus mattozi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

3.3

native

Barbus motebensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.0

native

Barbus pallidus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.0

native

Barbus paludinosus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

2.8

native

Barbus polylepis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

59 TL

3.3

native

Barbus radiatus radiatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

15 TL

2.8

native

Barbus toppini

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.7

native

Barbus treurensis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

108 TL

3.4

native

Barbus trimaculatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

19 TL

3.2

native

Barbus unitaeniatus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

18 TL

2.8

native

Barbus viviparus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

2.9

native

Brycinus imberi

Alestiidae

demersal

20 TL

3.3

native

Carcharhinus leucas

Carcharhinidae

demersal

350 TL

4.3

native

Chetia flaviventris

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

20 TL

4.0

native

Chiloglanis paratus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

11 TL

3.0

native

Chiloglanis pretoriae

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

8 TL

3.2

native

Chiloglanis swierstrai

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

9 TL

3.5

native

Clarias gariepinus

Clariidae

benthopelagic

170 TL

4.4

native

Clarias ngamensis

Clariidae

demersal

73 TL

4.3

native

Clarias theodorae

Clariidae

demersal

35 TL

4.4

native

Hydrocynus forskalii

Alestiidae

pelagic

96 TL

4.0

native

Hydrocynus vittatus

Alestiidae

demersal

117 TL

4.5

native

Labeo congoro

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

51 TL

2.4

native

Labeo cylindricus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

49 TL

2.0

native

Labeo molybdinus

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

47 TL

2.4

native

Labeo rosae

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

45 TL

2.4

native

Labeo ruddi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

37 TL

2.4

native

Labeo seeberi

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

44 TL

2.5

native

Marcusenius macrolepidotus

Mormyridae

demersal

32 TL

3.2

native

Mesobola brevianalis

Cyprinidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.2

native

Micralestes acutidens

Alestiidae

pelagic

11 TL

2.9

native

Nothobranchius orthonotus

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

10 TL

3.3

native

Nothobranchius rachovii

Aplocheilidae

benthopelagic

6 TL

3.2

native

Oreochromis mossambicus

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

48 TL

2.0

native

Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma

Mormyridae

demersal

17 TL

3.4

native

Petrocephalus wesselsi

Mormyridae

pelagic

12 TL

3.1

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

Synodontis nigromaculatus

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

39 TL

3.1

native

Synodontis zambesiensis

Mochokidae

benthopelagic

53 TL

2.7

native

Tilapia rendalli

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

45 TL

2.2

native

Tilapia sparrmanii

Cichlidae

benthopelagic

24 TL

2.7

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.