Tanzania
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Tanzania is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.
OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range ( these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)
Alestes stuhlmannii (Alestiidae)
Hydrocynus tanzaniae (Alestiidae)
Petersius conserialis (Alestiidae)
Leptoglanis wamiensi (Amphiliidae) Wami Loach Catfish
Nothobranchius albimarginatus (Aplocheilidae)
Nothobranchius annectens (Aplocheilidae)
Nothobranchius eggersi (Aplocheilidae) Orchid Nothobranch
Nothobranchius flammicomantis (Aplocheilidae) Kisaki Nothobranch
Nothobranchius foerschi OC (Aplocheilidae) Butterfly Nothobranch
Nothobranchius fuscotaeniatus (Aplocheilidae) Green Nothobranch
Nothobranchius geminus (Aplocheilidae)
Nothobranchius guentheri OC (Aplocheilidae) Redtail Nothobranch
Nothobranchius janpapi OC (Aplocheilidae) Topwater Fire Killie
Nothobranchius kilomberoensis (Aplocheilidae)
Nothobranchius korthausae (Aplocheilidae) Mafia Nothobranch
Nothobranchius lourensi OC (Aplocheilidae) Green Nothobranch
Nothobranchius luekei (Aplocheilidae)
Nothobranchius neumanni OC (Aplocheilidae) Bubu Nothobranch
Nothobranchius ocellatus (Aplocheilidae) Pike Nothobranch
Nothobranchius rubripinnis (Aplocheilidae) Redfin Nothobranch
Nothobranchius steinforti OC (Aplocheilidae)
Nothobranchius vosseleri (Aplocheilidae) Pagani Nothobranch
Astatoreochromis vanderhorsti OC (Cichlidae)
Haplochromis bareli (Cichlidae)
Haplochromis chrysogynaion (Cichlidae)
Haplochromis cyaneus (Cichlidae) Blue Rockpicker
Haplochromis flavus (Cichlidae) Yellow Rockpicker
Haplochromis fuelleborni (Cichlidae) Fuelleborn's Mouthbrooder
Haplochromis gigliolii (Cichlidae)
Haplochromis harpakteridion (Cichlidae)
Haplochromis howesi (Cichlidae)
Haplochromis katavi (Cichlidae) Katavi Mouthbrooder
Haplochromis kujunjui (Cichlidae)
Haplochromis maisomei (Cichlidae)
Haplochromis paludinosus OC (Cichlidae)
Haplochromis tanaos (Cichlidae)
Haplochromis thereuterion (Cichlidae) Twoband Victoria Mouthbrooder
Lamprologus stappersi (Cichlidae)
Lethrinops argenteus OC (Cichlidae)
Lithochromis rubripinnis (Cichlidae)
Lithochromis rufus (Cichlidae)
Lithochromis xanthopteryx (Cichlidae)
Mbipia lutea (Cichlidae)
Mbipia mbipi (Cichlidae)
Neochromis gigas (Cichlidae) Haplochromis 'Giant Scraper'
Neochromis greenwoodi (Cichlidae) Haplochromis 'Velvet Black'
Neochromis omnicaeruleus (Cichlidae) Haplochromis 'Blue Scraper'
Neochromis rufocaudalis (Cichlidae)
Neolamprologus boulengeri OC (Cichlidae) Boulenger's Shell-dweller
Neolamprologus devosi (Cichlidae)
Neolamprologus longior (Cichlidae) Elongated Lemon Cichlid
Oreochromis amphimelas (Cichlidae)
Oreochromis chungruruensis (Cichlidae)
Oreochromis hunteri OC (Cichlidae) Lake Chala Tilapia
Oreochromis karomo (Cichlidae) Karomo Tilapia
Oreochromis korogwe OC (Cichlidae) Korogwe Tilapia
Oreochromis latilabris (Cichlidae)
Oreochromis malagarasi (Cichlidae)
Oreochromis ndalalani (Cichlidae)
Oreochromis rukwaensis OC (Cichlidae) Lake Rukwa Tilapia
Oreochromis urolepis (Cichlidae)
Orthochromis kasuluensis (Cichlidae)
Orthochromis luichensis (Cichlidae)
Orthochromis rubrolabialis (Cichlidae)
Orthochromis rugufuensis (Cichlidae)
Orthochromis uvinzae (Cichlidae)
Pseudotropheus longior (Cichlidae)
Pundamilia azurea (Cichlidae) Haplochromis 'Blue Nyererei'
Pundamilia igneopinnis (Cichlidae)
Pundamilia macrocephala (Cichlidae) Haplochromis 'Deepwater'
Pundamilia pundamilia (Cichlidae) Haplochromis 'Zebra Nyererei'
Serranochromis janus (Cichlidae)
Tropheus polli OC (Cichlidae)
Barbus laticeps OC (Cyprinidae)
Barbus luikae OC (Cyprinidae) Luika Barb
Barbus macrolepis OC (Cyprinidae)
Barbus olivaceus (Cyprinidae) Olivegreen Ufipa Barb
Barbus pagenstecheri (Cyprinidae)
Barbus pseudotoppini OC (Cyprinidae)
Barbus salmo (Cyprinidae)
Barbus serengetiensis (Cyprinidae)
Barbus usambarae OC (Cyprinidae)
Barbus venustus (Cyprinidae) Red Pangani Barb
Barbus viktorianus (Cyprinidae) Victoria Barb
Chelaethiops rukwaensis (Cyprinidae) Lake Rukwa Sardine
Mesobola spinifer (Cyprinidae) Malagarasi Sardine
Opsaridium loveridgii (Cyprinidae)
Xenobarbus loveridgei (Cyprinidae)
Kneria ruaha (Kneriidae)
Kneria rukwaensis OC (Kneriidae)
Kneria uluguru (Kneriidae)
Parakneria spekii OC (Kneriidae)
Parakneria tanzaniae (Kneriidae)
Atopochilus vogti (Mochokidae)
Chiloglanis kalambo (Mochokidae) Kalambo Suckermouth
Chiloglanis mbozi (Mochokidae) Mbozi Suckermouth
Chiloglanis rukwaensis (Mochokidae) Lake Rukwa Suckermouth
Chiloglanis trilobatus (Mochokidae) Three-lobed Suckermouth
Synodontis fuelleborni (Mochokidae) Fuelleborn's Squeaker
Synodontis matthesi (Mochokidae)
Synodontis ricardoae (Mochokidae) Ricardo's Squeaker
Synodontis rufigiensis (Mochokidae)
Aplocheilichthys atripinna (Poeciliidae) Blackfin Lampeye
Aplocheilichthys fuelleborni (Poeciliidae) Lake Rukwa Lampeye
Aplocheilichthys lacustris (Poeciliidae) Kibiti Lampeye
Aplocheilichthys omoculatus (Poeciliidae) Ruaha Lampeye
Aplocheilichthys usanguensis (Poeciliidae) Usangu Lampeye
Schilbe moebiusii (Schilbeidae)Additional endemic freshwater fish species that were described too recently to be included in FishBase 2004 are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 108 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 15 species total 123 species of freshwater fishes known solely from Tanzania.
Amphilius chalei (Amphiliidae) 2008
Zaireichthys compactus (Amphiliidae) 2008
Haplochromis fischeri (Cichlidae) 2008
Haplochromis ushindi (Cichlidae) 2004
Haplochromis vonlinnei (Cichlidae) 2008
Neolamprologus chitamwebwai (Cichlidae) 2007
Neolamprologus walteri (Cichlidae) 2007
Placidochromis acutirostris (Cichlidae) 2004
Placidochromis borealis (Cichlidae) 2004
Placidochromis lineatus (Cichlidae) 2004
Placidochromis longus (Cichlidae) 2004
Placidochromis macroceps (Cichlidae) 2004
Synodontis grandiops (Mochokidae) 2006
Synodontis orientalis (Mochokidae) 2008
Nothobranchius cardinalis (Nothobranchiidae) 2008