Fish

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Here are some of the most common and interesting fish in Gorongosa National Park’s rivers, lakes and streams. It includes species recorded since 2004 by Bohme and Beate (“Geo-ecology of Lake Urema / Central Mozambique”) and some species likely to occur in this region (Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa by Paul Skelton). If you visit the park and see a fish not on this list, please let us know!

We’re always looking for more photos of Gorongosa fish, so please send your best shots. Send all email and photos to contact@gorongosa.net.

Fish by Category

Snoutfishes

Cornish Jack
Mormyrops anguilloides
Slender Stonebasher
Hippopotamyrus ansorgii

Eels

African Mottled Eel
Anguilla bengalensis labiata
Giant Mottled Eel
Anguilla marmorata

Knerias

Gorongoza Kneria
Parakneria mossambica

Barbs, Yellowfish, & Labeos

Redeye labeo
Labeo cylindricus
Pungwe chiselmouth
Varicorhinus pungweensis

Characins, Knupes, etc

Chessa
Distichodus shenga
Nkupe
Distichodus mossambicus

Catfish

Sharptooth (North African) Catfish
Clarias gariepinus
Buzi Grunter
Amarginops hildae
Zambezi Electric Catfish
Malapterurus shirensis

Cichlids, Gobies, etc

Banded Tilapia
Tilapia sparrmanii
Southern Mouthbrooder
Pseudocrenilabrus philander
Redbreast Tilapia
Tilapia rendalli
Freshwater Goby
Awaous aeneofuscus
Tank Goby
Glossogobius giuris

Topminnows & Killifish

Striped Topminnow
Aplocheilichthys katangae

Lungfishes

Lungfish
Protopterus annectens brieni

Fish that Climb Walls?

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Did You Know?

A species of fish in Gorongosa can climb walls. This sucking fish scrapes algae and insects while it climbs up rock walls of waterfalls to make its way upstream.

Parque Nacional da Gorongosa Moçambique