Uganda
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in Uganda is based on the taxonomy used in Eschmeyer, et al. 2015. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke, and R. van der Laan (eds). Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, Referemces. The freshwater fish lists are based on an electronic version downloaded 3 December 2015. The current version can be accessed here
Species described more recently or otherwise not listed in Eschmeyer, et al. 2015 are listed at the bottom of the page.
Haplochromis aeneocolor (Cichliformes Cichlidae) Papyrus Mouthbrooder
Haplochromis akika
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis
ampullarostratus (Cichliformes
Cichlidae)
Haplochromis angustifrons
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis annectidens
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis apogonoides
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis aquila
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis arcanus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis argenteus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis artaxerxes
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis bartoni
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis beadlei
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis bullatus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis chlorochrous
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis commutabilis
(Cichliformes Cichlidae) Kachira Blue
Haplochromis cryptogramma
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis curvidens
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis decticostoma
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis diplotaenia
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis
dolichorhynchus (Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis dolorosus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis
erythrocephalus (Cichliformes Cichlidae) Bulera
Haplo
Haplochromis estor
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis exspectatus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis gilberti
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis
harpakteridion (Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis katonga
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis latifasciatus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis latifrons
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis macropsoides
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis mandibularis
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis melanopus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis melichrous
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis mentatus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis niloticus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis nyanzae
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis oligolepis
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis oregosoma
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis pachycephalus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis pallidus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis paradoxus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis
paraplagiostoma (Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis pardus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis pellegrini
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis pitmani
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis
pseudopellegrini (Cichliformes
Cichlidae)
Haplochromis
schubotziellus (Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis simpsoni
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis thuragnathus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis tyrianthinus
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis velifer
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis venator
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Haplochromis worthingtoni
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Neochromis nigricans
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Neochromis simotes
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Paralabidochromis
victoriae (Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Pyxichromis orthostoma
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Pyxichromis parorthostoma
(Cichliformes Cichlidae) Uganda Largemouth
Cichlid
Schubotzia eduardiana
(Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Nothobranchius
albertinensis (Cyprinodontiformes
Nothobranchiidae)
Nothobranchius elucens
(Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae)
Nothobranchius taiti
(Cyprinodontiformes Nothobranchiidae)
Mormyrus macrocephalus
(Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae)
Petrocephalus degeni
(Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae)
Synodontis macrops
(Siluriformes Mochokidae) Achwa Squeaker
Catfish