All The Species Of South African Freshwater Fish; Fish Species list
Freshwater,
bank and inland angling are very popular in South Africa. Many fresh
water angling competitions are held on the bigger dams annually where
competitors fish from their boats with light tackle for species such as
Barbel, Bass, Kurper, Carp and many others. We are blessed to have such
a variety of freshwater fish species in Southern Africa and so many
natural wonders such as rivers, lakes, dams, weirs, ponds and vlei's in
which to catch them in!
South Africa is home to some of the best Carp anglers in the World and South Africa regularly do well in the annual world wide fishing tournaments. Many other fish can be caught in South Africa such as Tigerfish, Mudfish, Trout, Eels, Barb and Yellowfish!
The Inland Fish Of South Africa... The Ultimate List
There are about 150 or so common freshwater South African fish species. This is the ultimate list and all the inland fish species of South Africa will be listed in a table below. Freshwater fish depend heavily on their natural habitats in order to breed, eat and function properly. A slight change in the environment around them can cause a lot of damage to the overall population of fish. It is vitally important that we try and protect their habitats and the numerous fish species as about 30 or more of these South African fish are endangered. The list of all these species is below: (The list below is in no particular order)
South African Freshwater
| Lungfish |
| Bulldog |
| Oxeye Tarpon |
| Longfin Eel |
| Shortfin Eel |
| African Mottled Eel |
| Giant Mottled Eel |
| Estuarine Round Herring |
| Southern Kneria |
| River Sardine |
| Southern Barred Minnow |
| Breede River Redfin |
| Berg River Redfin |
| Eastern Cape Redfin |
| Smallscale Redfin |
| Fiery Redfin |
| Slender Redfin |
| Maloti Minnow |
| Chubbyhead Barb |
| Redtail Barb |
| Marico Barb |
| Amatola Barb |
| Treur River Barb |
| Broadstriped Barb |
| Barotose Barb |
| Line Spotted Barb |
| Shortfin Barb |
| Sidespot Barb |
| Goldie Barb |
| Longbeard Barb |
| Hyphen Barb |
| Bowstripe Barb |
| East Coast Barb |
| Beira Barb |
| Threespot Barb |
| Clanwilliam Redfin |
| Twee Rivier Redfin |
| Orangefin Barb |
| Namaqua Barb |
| Border Barb |
| Rosefin Barb |
| Straightfin Barb |
| Papermouth |
| Plumb Barb |
| Clanwilliam Sawfin |
| Berg-Breede River Whitefish |
| Vaal-Orange Largemouth Yellowfish |
| Vaal-Orange Smallmouth Yellowfish |
| Kwazulu Natal Yellowfish |
| Bushveld Small Scale Yellowfish |
| Clanwilliam Yellowfish |
| Lowveld Large Scale Yellowfish |
| Inkomati Chiselmouth |
| Moggel |
| Orange River Mudfish |
| Loskop Dam Mudfish |
| Tugela Labeo |
| Clanwilliam Sandfish |
| Rednose Labeo |
| Silver Labeo |
| Purple Labeo |
| Redeye Labeo |
| Leadan Labeo |
| Mirror (King) Carp |
| Common Carp |
| Grass Carp |
| Silver Carp |
| Common Koi |
| Common Goldfish |
| Tench |
| Imberi |
| Striped Robber |
| Tigerfish |
| Barnards Rock Catfish |
Fish Species List
| Clanwilliam Rock Catfish |
| Common Rock Catfish |
| Natal Mountain Catfish |
| Common (Stargazer) Mountain Catfish |
| Silver Catfish (Makriel) |
| Sharptooth Catfish (Barbel) |
| Bluntooth Catfish |
| Snake Catfish |
| Penant Tailed Suckermouth |
| Incomati Suckermouth |
| Phongolo Suckermouth |
| Sawfin Suckermouth |
| Shortspine Suckermouth |
| Lowveld Suckermouth |
| Brown Squeaker |
| Cape Galaxias |
| Brown Trout |
| Rainbow Trout |
| Brook Charr |
| Spotted Killfish |
| Rainbow Killfish |
| Johnston's Topminnow |
| Natal Topminnow |
| Striped Topminnow |
| Mosquito Fish |
| Guppy |
| Swordtail |
| Bluegill Sunfish |
| Largemouth Bass |
| Smallmouth Bass |
| Spotted Bass |
| Perch |
| Southern Mouthbrooder |
| Orange-Fringed River Bream |
| Canary Kurper |
| Lowveld Largemouth |
| Banded Tilapia |
| Redbreast Tilapia |
| Mozambique Tilapia (Blue Kurper) |
| Black Tilapia |
| Nile Tilapia |
| Israeli Tilapia |
| Blackspot Climbing Perch |
| Manyspined Climbing Perch |
| Eastern Cape Rocky |
| Cape Kurper |
| Zambezi Shark |
| Smalltooth Sawfish |
| Bald Glassy |
| Slender Glassy |
| Longspine Glassy |
| Capesilverside |
| Flathead Mullet |
| Freshwater Mullet |
| Large Scale Mullet |
| Freshwater Pipefish |
| Shorttail Pipefish |
| River Bream |
| Round Moony |
| Oval Moony |
| Dusky Sleeper |
| Broadhead Sleeper |
| Golden Sleeper |
| Freshwater Goby |
| Burrowing Goby |
| Tank Goby |
| River Goby |
| Sibayi Goby |
| Checked Goby |
| Southern Churchill |
| Longarm Mullet |
| Striped Mullet |
