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

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Page generated June 30, 2003 from Fishbase.org. Page created by: Jen, 15.11.01, last modified by Jen, 27.02.02.