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Malawi Freshwater Species List

Maylandia emmiltos Family:cichlidae\| Order: Perciformes \| Genus: Maylandia: Occurrences:3 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Maylandia Chrysomallos Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Perciformes \| Genus: Maylandia: Occurrences:6 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Maylandia Aurora Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Perciformes \| Genus: Maylandia: Occurrences:2 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Maylandia Emmiltos Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Perciformes \| Genus: Maylandia: Occurrences:3 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Micropanchax johnstoni Family:Poecilidae\| Order: Cyprinodontiformes \| Genus: Micropanchax: Occurrences:9 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Labeobarbus johnstonii Family:cyprinidae\| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Labeobarbus: Occurrences:47 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Clarias gariepinus Family:Claridae\| Order: \| Genus: Clarias: Occurrences:68 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Chiloglanis neumannai Family:Mochokidae\| Order: \| Genus: Chiloglanis: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Chiloglanis neumanni Family:Mochokidae\| Order: \| Genus: Chiloglanis: Occurrences:20 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Pseudocrenilabus philander Family:cichlidae\| Order: \| Genus: Pseudocrenilabus: Occurrences:170 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Synodontis njassae Family:Mochokidae\| Order: \| Genus: Synodontis: Occurrences:48 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
fossorochromis rostratus Family:cichlidae\| Order: \| Genus: fossorochromis: Occurrences:68 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Coptodon rendalli Family:cichlidae\| Order: Perciformes \| Genus: Coptodon: Occurrences:68 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
opsaridium tweddleorum Family:cyprinidae\| Order: \| Genus: opsaridium: Occurrences:52 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius trimaculatus Family:cyprinidae\| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius : Occurrences:46 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Labeo Mesops Family:cyprinidae\| Order: \| Genus: Labeo: Occurrences:5 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Enterominus litamba Family:cyprinidae\| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius : Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Serranochromis robustus Family:cichlidae\| Order: \| Genus: Serranochromis: Occurrences:20 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
prognathochromis Tilapia Family:cichlidae\| Order: \| Genus: prognathochromis: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius macrotenia Family:cyprinidae\| Order: cyprinidae \| Genus: Enteromius : Occurrences:4 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius lineomaculatus Family:cyprinidae\| Order: cyprinidae \| Genus: Enteromius : Occurrences:72 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
opsaridium Barbus Family:cyprinidae\| Order: \| Genus: opsaridium: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Pseudocrenilabus Pseudocrenilabus Family:cichlidae\| Order: \| Genus: Pseudocrenilabus: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Astatotilapia calliptera Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Astatotilapia : Occurrences:96 Common name: (Eastern happy) Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius microtaenia Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius: Occurrences:38 Common name: (Broadband barb) Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius radiatus Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius: Occurrences:13 Common name: (Redeye barb) Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius arcislongae Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius: Occurrences:12 Common name: (Malawi pardkala) Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius kerstenii Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius: Occurrences:41 Common name: (Red spot barb) Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius paludinosus Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius: Occurrences:77 Common name: (Straightfin barb) Vernacular name: Unknown
Labeobarbus johnstonii Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Labeobarbus: Occurrences:36 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Opsaridium microlepis Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Opsaridium : Occurrences:20 Common name: (Lake salmon) Vernacular name: Unknown
Opsaridium microcephalum Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Opsaridium : Occurrences:29 Common name: (Lake trout) Vernacular name: Unknown
Opsaridium tweddleorum Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Opsaridium : Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Oreochromis shiranus Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Oreochromis: Occurrences:32 Common name: (Shire tilapia ) Vernacular name: Unknown
Coptodon rendalli Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Coptodon: Occurrences:4 Common name: (Redbreast tilapia) Vernacular name: Unknown
Chiloglanis newmanni Family:Mochokidae\| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Chiloglanis: Occurrences:28 Common name: (Neumann's suckermouth) Vernacular name: Unknown
Chiloglanis neumanii Family:Mochokidae\| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Chiloglanis: Occurrences:1 Common name: (Neumann's suckermouth) Vernacular name: Unknown
Micropanchax johnstonii Family:Cyprinontidae\| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Micropanchax: Occurrences:7 Common name: (Johnston's topminnow) Vernacular name: Unknown
Anguilla anguilla Family:Anguillidae\| Order: Anguilliformes \| Genus: Anguilla: Occurrences:4 Common name: (European eel) Vernacular name: Unknown
Pseudocrenilabrus philander Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Pseudocrenilabrus: Occurrences:19 Common name: (Southern mouthbrooder) Vernacular name: Unknown
Labeo cylindricus Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Labeo: Occurrences:49 Common name: (Redeye labeo) Vernacular name: Unknown
Mastecembelus shiranus Family:Mastacembelidae\| Order: Synabranchiformes \| Genus: Mastecembelus: Occurrences:6 Common name: (Malawi spiny- eel) Vernacular name: Unknown
Petrocephalus catostoma Family:Mormyridae\| Order: Osteoglossiformes \| Genus: Petrocephalus : Occurrences:6 Common name: (Churchill) Vernacular name: Unknown
Brycinus imberi Family:Alestidae\| Order: Characiformes \| Genus: Brycinus: Occurrences:8 Common name: (Spot-tail) Vernacular name: Unknown
Hemigrammopetersius barnardi Family:Alestidae\| Order: Characiformes \| Genus: Hemigrammopetersius: Occurrences:25 Common name: (Barnard's robber) Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius litamba Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius: Occurrences:6 Common name: (Malawi mokkparrak) Vernacular name: Unknown
Fossorochromis rostratus Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Fossorochromis : Occurrences:3 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Lethrinops gossei Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Lethrinops: Occurrences:4 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Trematocranus placodon Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Trematocranus: Occurrences:5 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Bagrus meridionalis Family:Bagridae\| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Bagrus: Occurrences:2 Common name: (Kampoyo) Vernacular name: Unknown
Mormyrus longirostris Family:Mormyridae\| Order: Osteoglossiformes \| Genus: Mormyrus: Occurrences:5 Common name: (Eastern bottlenose mormyrid) Vernacular name: Unknown
Placidochromis phenochilus Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Perciformes \| Genus: Placidochromis: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Pollimyrus castelnaui Family:Mormyridae\| Order: Osteoglossiformes \| Genus: Pollimyrus: Occurrences:1 Common name: (Dwarf stonebasher) Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius atkinsoni Family:Cyprinidae\| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius: Occurrences:14 Common name: (Dash-dot barb) Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius bifrenatus Family:Cyprinidae\| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius: Occurrences:2 Common name: (Hyphen barb) Vernacular name: Unknown
Opsaridium microcephalum Family:Cyprinidae\| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Opsaridium : Occurrences:3 Common name: (Lake trout) Vernacular name: Unknown
Amphilius uranoscopus Family:Amphiliidae\| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Amphilius: Occurrences:2 Common name: (Stargazer mountain catfish) Vernacular name: Unknown
Micropanchax johnstonii Family:Poeciliidae\| Order: Cyprinodontiformes \| Genus: Micropanchax: Occurrences:18 Common name: (Johnston's topminnow) Vernacular name: Unknown
Tilapia rendalli Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Tilapia: Occurrences:9 Common name: (Redbreast tilapia) Vernacular name: Unknown
Tilapia sparrmanii Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Tilapia: Occurrences:2 Common name: (Branded tilapia) Vernacular name: Unknown
Mastacembelus shiranus Family:Mastacembelidae\| Order: Synabranchiformes \| Genus: Mastacembelus: Occurrences:16 Common name: (Malawi spinyeel) Vernacular name: Unknown
Cyphomyrus discorhynchus Family:Momyridae\| Order: Osteoglossiformes \| Genus: Cyphomyrus: Occurrences:9 Common name: (Zambesi parrotfish) Vernacular name: Unknown
Marcusenius livingstonii Family:Momyridae\| Order: Osteoglossiformes \| Genus: Marcusenius: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Marcusenius macrolepidotus Family:Momyridae\| Order: Osteoglossiformes \| Genus: Marcusenius : Occurrences:7 Common name: (Bulldog) Vernacular name: Unknown
Amphilius platychir Family:Amphiliidae\| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Amphilius : Occurrences:12 Common name: (Moutain barbel) Vernacular name: Unknown
Clarias carsonii Family:Claridae\| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Clarias: Occurrences:1 Common name: (Smooth-head catfish) Vernacular name: Unknown
Clarias theodarae Family:Claridae\| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Clarias: Occurrences:9 Common name: (Snake catfish) Vernacular name: Unknown
Zaireichthys rotundiceps Family:Amphiliidae\| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Zaireichthys: Occurrences:9 Common name: (Spotted sand catlet) Vernacular name: Unknown
Marcusenius nyasensis Family:Mormyridae\| Order: Osteoglossiformes \| Genus: Marcusenius : Occurrences:3 Common name: (Marcusenius nyasensis) Vernacular name: Unknown
Pollimyrus castelnaui Family:Mormyridae\| Order: Osteoglossiformes \| Genus: Pollimyrus: Occurrences:0 Common name: (Dwarf stonebasher) Vernacular name: Unknown
Chilotilapia rhoadesii Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Chilotilapia : Occurrences:1 Common name: (Bream) Vernacular name: Unknown
Cyathochromis obliquidens Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Cyathochromis: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Protomelas kirkii Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Protomelas: Occurrences:7 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Dimidiochromis kiwinge Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Dimidiochromis: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Dimidiochromis strigatus Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Dimidiochromis: Occurrences:1 Common name: (Haplochromis sunset) Vernacular name: Unknown
Otopharynx tetraspilus Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Otopharynx: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Otopharynx tetrastigma Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Otopharynx: Occurrences:3 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Protomelas triaenodon Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Protomelas: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Hemitilapia oxyrhyncha Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Hemitilapia: Occurrences:1 Common name: (Giant haplochromis) Vernacular name: Unknown
Oreochromis squamipinnis Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Oreochromis: Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Anguilla labiata Family:Anguillidae\| Order: Anguilliformes \| Genus: Anguilla: Occurrences:3 Common name: (African mottled eel) Vernacular name: Unknown
Mormyrops anguilloides Family:Mormyridae\| Order: Osteoglossiformes \| Genus: Mormyrops: Occurrences:3 Common name: (Cornish jack) Vernacular name: Unknown
Clarias ngamensis Family:Claridae \| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Clarias: Occurrences:1 Common name: (Blunt-toothed african catfish ) Vernacular name: Unknown
Hydrocynus vittatus Family:Alestidae\| Order: Characiformes \| Genus: Hydrocynus : Occurrences:2 Common name: (Tigerfish) Vernacular name: Unknown
Micralestes aculidens Family:Alestidae\| Order: Characiformes \| Genus: Micralestes : Occurrences:1 Common name: (Sharptooth tetra ) Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius afrohamiltoni Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius: Occurrences:2 Common name: (Hamilton's barb ) Vernacular name: Unknown
Opsaridium zambezense Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Opsaridium : Occurrences:2 Common name: (Barred minnow) Vernacular name: Unknown
Labeo altivelis Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Labeo : Occurrences:2 Common name: (Rednose labeo) Vernacular name: Unknown
Schilbe intermedius Family:Schilbeidae\| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Schilbe: Occurrences:2 Common name: (Silver catfish) Vernacular name: Unknown
Synodontis nebulosus Family:Mochokidae\| Order: Siluriformes \| Genus: Synodontis : Occurrences:1 Common name: (Cloudy squeaker) Vernacular name: Unknown
Lacustricola katangae Family:Poeciliidae\| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Lacustricola: Occurrences:2 Common name: (Striped topminnow) Vernacular name: Unknown
Oreochromis mossambicus Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Oreochromis: Occurrences:3 Common name: (Mozambique tilapia) Vernacular name: Unknown
Oreochromis placidus Family:Cichlidae\| Order: Cichliformes \| Genus: Oreochromis: Occurrences:3 Common name: (Black tilapia) Vernacular name: Unknown
Enteromius viviparus Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Enteromius : Occurrences:1 Common name: (Bowstripe barb) Vernacular name: Unknown
Opsaridium ubangiense Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Opsaridium : Occurrences:3 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: Unknown
Distichodus mossambicus Family:Distichodontidae\| Order: Characiformes \| Genus: Distichodus: Occurrences:1 Common name: (Nkupe ) Vernacular name: Unknown
Distichodus schenga Family:Distichodontidae\| Order: Characiformes \| Genus: Distichodus: Occurrences:1 Common name: (Chessa) Vernacular name: Unknown
Barbus Johnsonii Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Barbus : Occurrences:7 Common name: (yellowfish) Vernacular name: (Chimwe)
Barbus microtenia Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Barbus : Occurrences:7 Common name: (broadband barb) Vernacular name: (Matemba)
Barbus radiates Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Barbus : Occurrences:2 Common name: (Beira barb) Vernacular name: (Matemba)
Barbus trimaculatus Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Barbus : Occurrences:3 Common name: (Threeespot barb) Vernacular name: (Matemba)
Barbus arcislongae Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Barbus : Occurrences:2 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: (Matemba)
Barbus kerstenii Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Barbus : Occurrences:5 Common name: (Red spot barb) Vernacular name: (Matemba)
Barbus of lineomaculatus Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Barbus : Occurrences:11 Common name: (Line-spotted barb) Vernacular name: (Matemba)
Barbus paludinosis Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Barbus : Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: (Matemba)
Barbus eurystomus Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Barbus : Occurrences:1 Common name: Unknown Vernacular name: (Matemba)
Opsalidium microlepis Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Opsalidium : Occurrences:10 Common name: (Opsalidium (lake salmon) Vernacular name: (Mpasa)
Opsalidium microcephallum Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Opsalidium : Occurrences:7 Common name: (Opsalidium ) Vernacular name: (Sanjika)
Opsalidium tweddlerolum Family:Cyprinidae \| Order: Cypriniformes \| Genus: Opsalidium : Occurrences:1 Common name: (Opsalidium ) Vernacular name: (Mpasa)

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