Freshwater Fish Species in Shire River [Malawi to Mozambique]
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Fish Species in Shire
[No. of Species listed in Fishbase.org=58]
Species
Family
Habitat
Length (cm)
Trophic level
Status
Aethiomastacembelus shiranus
Mastacembelidae
benthopelagic
26 TL
4.0
native
Amphilius platychir
Amphiliidae
demersal
21 TL
3.3
native
Anguilla nebulosa
Anguillidae
demersal
121 TL
3.8
native
Aplocheilichthys johnstoni
Poeciliidae
benthopelagic
9 TL
3.2
native
Aplocheilichthys katangae
Poeciliidae
benthopelagic
5 TL
3.3
native
Astatotilapia calliptera
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
19 TL
3.0
native
Barbus afrohamiltoni
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
22 TL
3.2
native
Barbus arcislongae
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
8 TL
2.9
native
Barbus atkinsoni
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
4 TL
3.0
native
Barbus johnstonii
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
40 TL
2.0
native
Barbus kerstenii kerstenii
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
11 TL
3.0
native
Barbus lineomaculatus
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
11 TL
3.0
native
Barbus macrotaenia
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
5 TL
3.0
native
Barbus microcephalus
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
23 TL
2.8
native
Barbus paludinosus
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
19 TL
2.8
native
Barbus radiatus aurantiacus
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
10 TL
3.0
native
Barbus trimaculatus
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
19 TL
3.2
native
Barbus viviparus
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
9 TL
2.9
native
Brycinus imberi
Alestiidae
demersal
20 TL
3.3
native
Chiloglanis neumanni
Mochokidae
benthopelagic
8 TL
2.8
native
Chilotilapia rhoadesii
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
23 TL
3.4
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
Cyathochromis obliquidens
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
15 TL
2.0
native
Dimidiochromis kiwinge
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
30 TL
4.5
native
Dimidiochromis strigatus
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
25 TL
4.0
native
Hemigrammopetersius barnardi
Alestiidae
pelagic
9 TL
3.4
native
Hemitilapia oxyrhyncha
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
20 TL
2.0
endemic
Hippopotamyrus discorhynchus
Mormyridae
demersal
38 TL
3.2
native
Hydrocynus vittatus
Alestiidae
demersal
117 TL
4.5
native
Irvineia orientalis
Schilbeidae
demersal
62 TL
3.4
native
Labeo altivelis
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
49 TL
2.4
native
Labeo cylindricus
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
49 TL
2.0
native
Leptoglanis rotundiceps
Amphiliidae
demersal
7 TL
3.0
native
Malapterurus shirensis
Malapteruridae
benthopelagic
37 TL
3.0
native
Marcusenius macrolepidotus
Mormyridae
demersal
32 TL
3.2
native
Marcusenius nyasensis
Mormyridae
demersal
37 TL
3.1
native
Micralestes acutidens
Alestiidae
pelagic
11 TL
2.9
native
Mormyrops anguilloides
Mormyridae
demersal
150 TL
4.0
native
Mormyrus longirostris
Mormyridae
demersal
92 TL
3.3
native
Opsaridium ubangiensis
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
12 TL
3.0
native
Opsaridium zambezense
Cyprinidae
benthopelagic
19 TL
3.4
native
Oreochromis mossambicus
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
48 TL
2.0
native
Oreochromis placidus placidus
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
36 TL
2.9
native
Oreochromis shiranus chilwae
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
21 TL
2.5
native
Oreochromis shiranus shiranus
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
48 TL
2.0
native
Otopharynx tetraspilus
Cichlidae
demersal
16 TL
2.7
native
Otopharynx tetrastigma
Cichlidae
demersal
16 TL
3.4
native
Protomelas kirkii
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
18 TL
3.4
native
Protomelas triaenodon
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
16 TL
3.0
native
Protopterus annectens brieni
Protopteridae
demersal
90 TL
3.8
native
Pseudocrenilabrus philander dispersus
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
10 TL
3.0
native
Serranochromis robustus jallae
Cichlidae
demersal
49 TL
3.2
native
Synodontis nebulosus
Mochokidae
benthopelagic
19 TL
2.5
native
Synodontis njassae
Mochokidae
benthopelagic
20 TL
3.1
native
Tilapia rendalli
Cichlidae
benthopelagic
45 TL
2.2
native
Trematocranus placodon
Cichlidae
demersal
25 TL
3.4
native
Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org . Page created by: Jen , 15.11.01,
last modified by Jen , 27.02.02.