FISH OF THE KAFUE RIVER
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English
Name |
Scientific
Name |
African
Name |
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Bottlenose |
Mormyrus
lacera |
Ndikusi |
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Bull-dog |
Gnathonemus macrolepidotus |
Nembele |
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Churchill |
Petrocephalus catostoma |
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Castelnaus Stone-basher |
Marcusenius castelnaui |
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Small-scaled
Minnow |
Kneria auriculata |
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Pike |
Hepsetus
odoe |
Mulumezi |
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Silverfish |
Petersuis
rhodesiensis |
Ncenga |
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Silver
Robber |
Micralestes acutidens |
Ncenga |
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Stripe
tailed Robber |
Alestes
lateralis |
Chitaka |
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Multi
banded Citharind |
Nannocharax multifasciatus |
Ncenga |
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Banded Citharind |
Nannochorax rp, Nov |
Ncenga |
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Striped mudsucker |
Labeo annectens |
Linyonga |
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Mudsucker |
Labeo cylindricus |
Linyonga |
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Yellowfish |
Barbus marequensis |
Mpifu |
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Spot-tail
Barb |
Barbus afrovernaya |
Ncenga |
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Many
spotted Barb |
Barbus barotseensis |
Ncenga |
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Thick
striped Barb |
Barbus eutaenia |
Ncenga |
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Red
banded Barb |
Barbus fasciolatus |
Ncenga |
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Sickle fin
Barb |
Barbus haasianus |
Ncenga |
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Plain
Barb |
Barbus labialis |
Ncenga |
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Spotted
Barb |
Barbus lineomaculatus |
Ncenga |
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Multi
striped Barb |
Barbus multilineatus |
Ncenga |
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Serrated
spine spot Barb |
Barbus paludinosus |
Ncenga |
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Smooth spine
spot Barb |
Barbus poechi |
Ncenga |
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Dot
tailed Barb |
Barbus puellus |
Ncenga |
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Thin
striped Barb |
Barbus tangandensis |
Ncenga |
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Twin
striped Barb |
Barbus viviparus |
Ncenga |
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Red eyed
Barb |
Barbus aurantiacus |
Ncenga |
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Square
jawed Barb |
Coptosto
mabarbus wittei |
Ncenga |
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Silver Barbel |
Schilbe
mystus |
Lubange |
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Sharp
toothed Barbel |
Clarias
mossambicus |
Mbuli |
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Blunt
toothed Barbel |
Clarias
mellandi |
Mbutwami |
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Snake Barbel |
Clarias
theodorae |
Milonge |
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Blotched Barbel |
Clarias
stappersii |
Chineke |
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Suckermouth Catlet |
Chilonglanis neumanni |
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Squeaker |
Synodontis macrostigma |
Sinonge |
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Spotted Catlet |
Leptoglanis rotundiceps |
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Zambia
Top Minnow |
Nothobranchius taeniopygus |
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Common Top
Minnow |
Aplocheilichthys johnstoni |
Ncenga |
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Striped
Top Minnow |
Apolocheilchthys katangae |
Ncenga |
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Green
headed Bream |
Tilapia macrochir |
Mu |
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Three-spot
Bream |
Tilapia andersonii |
Njinji |
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Red-breasted
Bream |
Tilapia melanopleura |
Mbufu |
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Banded
Bream |
Tilapia sparrmanii |
Situu |
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Thin-faced
Bream |
Serranochromis angusticeps |
Mushuna |
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Purple-faced
Bream |
Serranochromis macrocephala |
Mjenga |
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Yellow-belly
Bream |
Serranochromis robustus |
Nembwe |
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Brown-spot
Bream |
Serranochromis thumbergi |
Mununge |
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Green
Bream |
Sargachromis codringtoni |
Seo |
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Pink
Bream |
Pelmatochromis robustus |
Seo |
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Charlottes
Bream |
Haplochromis carlottae |
Mbuma |
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Frederics
Bream |
Haplochromis frederici |
Mbilia |
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Dwarf
Bream |
Haplochromis philander |
Nfindu |
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Climbing
Fish |
Ctenopoma
multispinis |
Nkomo |
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Spiny Eel
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Mastacemblalus mellandi |
Mutome |