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Endangered Fishes of Africa
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| African Blind Barb Fish | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Republic of Congo | | African Butter Catfish | Uganda | | African Wedgefish | Africa | | Albert Lates | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Uganda | | Angel Shark | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East | | Angular Rough Shark | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East | | Aristochromis Deep | Malawi | | Arius spp. (2) | Madagascar | | Atlantic Sawtail Catshark | Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain | | Aulonocara spp. (10) | Malawi, Mozambique | | Banded Neolebias | Zambia | | Barbel spp. (32) | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda | | Bareback Shovelnose Ray | Indian Ocean (Seychelles), Mauritius | | Baringo | Kenya | | Barnard's Rock-catfish | South Africa (Western Cape Province) | | Basking Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America | | Batrachus uranoscopus | Madagascar | | Bedotia spp. (15) | Madagascar | | Bentfin Devil Ray | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America, South America | | Berg River Redfin | South Africa (Western Cape Province) | | Bigeye Lates | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia | | Bigeye Tuna | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America | | Black-blotched Stingray | Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic, South America | | Blackchin Guitarfish | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East | | Blacksaddled Coral Grouper | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic | | Blackspot Shark | Australia, India, Indian Ocean (Seychelles), Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa | | Blackspot Skate | Mozambique, South Africa | | Blue Skate | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East | | Bot River Klipfish | South Africa | | Bottlenose Skate | Africa, Europe | | Bowmouth Guitarfish | Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East | | Brindle Bass | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory, including Hawaii), Oceanic | | Bronze Whaler | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America | | Brown-marbled Grouper | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic | | Brown-spotted Rockcod | Mozambique, South Africa | | Bumphead Parrotfish | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic | | Camouflage Grouper | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic | | Cape Seahorse | South Africa | | Cape Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America | | Captain Fine | India, Mozambique, South Africa | | Cave Catfish | Namibia | | Chiloglanis lufirae | Burundi | | Chiloglanis ruziziensis | Burundi, Rwanda | | Clanwilliam Rock Catfish | South Africa | | Clanwilliam Sandfish | South Africa (Northern Cape Province, Western Cape Province) | | Clanwilliam Yellowfish | South Africa (Western Cape Province) | | Clariallabes mutsindoziensis | Tanzania | | Clarias maclareni | Cameroon | | Clubnose Guitarfish | Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East | | Cobitis spp. (2) | Libya, Morocco, Syria, Turkey | | Coelacanth | Indian Ocean (Comoros), Indonesia | | Comb Grouper | Cape Verde, Morocco | | Common Guitarfish | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East | | Common Sawfish | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States | | Congo Blackfin | Tanzania, Zambia | | Copadichromis spp. (10) | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania | | Ctenochromis aff. pectoralis | Kenya | | Cynotilapia spp. (2) | Malawi | | Deepwater Spiny Dogfish | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe | | Devil Fish | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America | | Dikume | Cameroon | | Dinotopterus cunningtoni | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia | | Distichodus petersii | Tanzania | | Dusky Grouper | Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America | | Dwarf Bigeye Scraper | Kenya | | Eastern Cape Redfin | South Africa (Eastern Cape Province) | | Eastern Cape Rocky | South Africa (Eastern Cape Province) | | Eleotris pellegrini | Madagascar | | Estuary Cod | Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic | | Ewaso Nyiro Labeo | Kenya | | Fiery Redfin | South Africa (Western Cape Province) | | Fire Blue Hap | Malawi | | Fissi | Cameroon | | Flapnose Houndshark | South Africa | | Flapnose Ray | Africa, Asia, Middle East | | Forktail Lates | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia | | Fossil Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East | | Freshwater Sawfish | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East | | Frilled Shark | Angola, Australia, Chile, France, Guyana, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal (Madeira), South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States (California) | | Gabriella's Grouper | Oman, Somalia, Yemen | | Galapagos Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America | | Giant Butterfly Ray | Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America | | Giant Devilray | Cyprus, Egypt, Gibraltar, Turkey | | Giant Guitarfish | Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Kenya, Mozambique, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen | | Giant Wrasse | Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic, United States Minor Outlying Islands (Wake Is.) | | Glossogobius spp. | Madagascar | | Goliath Grouper | Africa, Central and South America, Mexico, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) | | Graham's Cichlid | Kenya, Tanzania | | Gray Nurse Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America | | Great White Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America | | Gulper Shark | Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America | | Hammerhead Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States | | Haplochromis spp. (59) | Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda | | Hardnose Shark | Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Vietnam | | Harpagochromis sp. nov. 'frogmouth' | Kenya, Uganda | | Incomati Suckermouth | South Africa (Mpumalanga), Swaziland | | Iodotropheus spp. (3) | Malawi, Mozambique | | Japanese Devilray | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America | | Kalombo Suckermouth | Tanzania | | Kibiti Lampeye | Tanzania | | Kneria spp. (3) | South Africa, Tanzania | | Knifetooth Sawfish | Australia, Bangladesh, China, India (Andaman Is.), Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam | | Konye | Cameroon | | Kululu | Cameroon | | Labeo sp. nov. 'Baomo' | Kenya | | Labeo sp. nov. 'Mzima' | Kenya | | Labeo trigliceps | Kenya | | Labidochromis spp. (12) | Malawi | | Lake Magadi Tilapia | Kenya, Tanzania | | Lake Rukwa Sardine | Tanzania | | Lake Rukwa Suckermouth | Tanzania | | Lake Victoria Deepwater Catfish | Kenya | | Lamprologus kungweensis | Tanzania | | Large-eyed Rabbitfish | France, Iceland, Ireland, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Western Sahara | | Largemouth Yellowfish | Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa | | Largetooth Sawfish | Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States | | Leka Keppe | Cameroon | | Leopard Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic | | Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia | | Leptoglanis wamiensis | Tanzania | | Lethrinops spp. (6) | Malawi | | Lipochromis spp. (4) | Tanzania, Uganda | | Lithochromis spp. (3) | Tanzania | | Liver-oil Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America | | Long-nosed Skate | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East | | Longfin Mako | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America | | Longtail Butterfly Ray | Africa, Asia, Middle East, Oceanic | | Longtail Suckermouth | Burundi, Tanzania | | Lowveld Largemouth | Mozambique, South Africa | | Macropleurodus bicolor | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda | | Madagascar Kob | Madagascar | | Madagascar Skate | Madagascar | | Malabar Grouper | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic | | Maloti Minnow | Lesotho | | Maltese Ray | Algeria, Italy, Malta, Tunisia | | Marcusenius spp. (3) | Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda | | Marley's Butterflyfish | Mozambique, South Africa | | Maylandia spp. (19) | Malawi, Mozambique | | Mbipia lutea | Tanzania | | Mbozi Suckermouth | Tanzania | | Melanochromis spp. (14) | Malawi | | Mongo | Cameroon | | Munchkin Skate | Namibia, South Africa | | Myaka Myaka | Cameroon | | Narrowsnout Sawfish | Africa, Asia, Australia (New South Wales, Queensland), Middle East | | Neochromis spp. (3) | Tanzania, Uganda | | Neolamprologus spp. (2) | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia | | Niger Stingray | Cameroon, Nigeria | | Night Shark | Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America | | Nothobranchius spp. (18) | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda | | Nsess | Cameroon | | Oceanic Whitetip Shark | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America | | One-finned Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America | | Opsaridium spp. (2) | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania | | Orange-fringed River Bream | Mozambique, South Africa (Mpumalanga), Swaziland | | Oreochromis spp. (19) | Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe | | Ornate Eagle Ray | Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia), China, Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan), Malaysia, Maldives, Mozambique, Taiwan, Thailand | | Orthochromis spp. (8) | Burundi, Tanzania | | Otopharynx lithobates | Malawi | | Pachypanchax spp. (5) | Madagascar | | Pale Dottyback | Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia | | Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo' | Madagascar | | Parakneria tanzaniae | Tanzania | | Paralabidochromis victoriae | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda | | Paratilapia spp. (3) | Madagascar | | Paretroplus spp. (10) | Madagascar | | Petrotilapia spp. (2) | Malawi | | Pincushion Ray | Gabon, Nigeria, Republic of Congo | | Pindu | Cameroon | | Plain terapon | Madagascar | | Platytaeniodus degeni | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda | | Plunket's Dogfish | Australia, Mozambique, New Zealand, South Africa | | Polkadot Cod | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic | | Porcupine Ray | Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic | | Portuguese Dogfish | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory) | | Prognathochromis sp. nov. 'long snout' | Uganda | | Protomelas virgatus | Malawi | | Pseudotropheus spp. (11) | Malawi, Tanzania | | Ptychochromis spp. (4) | Madagascar | | Ptychochromoides spp. (3) | Madagascar | | Ptyochromis spp. (2) | Kenya, Tanzania | | Pundamilia spp. (3) | Kenya, Tanzania | | Pungu | Cameroon | | Pygmy Devilray | Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East | | Pyxichromis orthostoma | Uganda | | Queen Triggerfish | Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America | | Rabbitfish | Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East | | Red Porgy | Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States | | Rhabdalestes leleupi | Kenya, Tanzania | | Rheocles spp. (4) | Madagascar | | River Pipefish | South Africa (Eastern Cape Province) | | Roving Coralgrouper | British Indian Ocean Territory, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, India, Indian Ocean (Seychelles), Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Yemen | | Rovuma Topminnow | Mozambique, Tanzania | | Ruaha Lampeye | Tanzania | | Rubberlip Hap | Malawi | | Russian Sturgeon | Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea | | Saint Lucia Mullet | South Africa | | Sawback Angelshark | Africa, Europe | | Sharpsnout Stingray | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela | | Sharptooth Lemon Shark | Australia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Thailand, Vanuatu | | Shorttail Nurse Shark | Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania | | Shovelmouth | Uganda | | Sibayi Goby | Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) | | Simochromis spp. (2) | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania | | Sixgill Sawshark | Mozambique, Republic of Moldova, South Africa | | Slender Redfin | South Africa (Western Cape Province) | | Smallscale Redfin | South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape Province) | | Smoothback Angel Shark | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East | | Smoothnose Wedgefish | Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania | | Somalian Blind Barb | Somalia | | Somalian Cavefish | Somalia | | Songatana | Madagascar | | Southern Bluefin Tuna | Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Oceans, South America | | Spinycheek Grouper | Djibouti, India, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Yemen | | Spotted Eagle Ray | Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America | | Synodontis spp. (3) | Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda | | Taiwan Gulper Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory) | | Tana Labeo | Malawi | | Tanganyika Clown | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia | | Tanganyika Lates | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia | | Tawny Nurse Shark | Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic | | Teramulus waterloti | Madagascar | | Three-banded Butterflyfish | Cape Verde | | Tilapia spp. (15) | Cameroon, Namibia | | Tradou Redfin | South Africa (Western Cape Province) | | Tropheops spp. (3) | Malawi | | Tropheus spp. (2) | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia | | Typhleotris spp. (2) | Madagascar | | Uegitglanis zammaranoi | Somalia | | Unga | Cameroon | | Usangu Lampeye | Tanzania | | Varicorhinus spp. (5) | Burundi, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda | | Victoria Robber | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Uganda | | Whale Shark | Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America | | White Grouper | Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East | | White-spotted Dogfish | Namibia, South Africa | | Xenotilapia burtoni | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Tanzania, Zambia | | Xystichromis sp. nov. 'Kyoga flameback' | Uganda | | Yellowfin Hind | Asia, Africa, and the Middle East | | Yssichromis sp. nov. 'argens' | Tanzania | | Zanzibar Guitarfish | Tanzania |
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 ***What fishes are listed here?:The Africa section of this site lists the folllowing fishes appearing on select endangered species lists:- Fishes that dwell in or migrate to any nation or region found on the African continent.
- Fishes dwelling in or that travel to the Mediterranean Sea and any islands located in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Fishes dwelling in or that migrate to Madagascar and nearby islands (to the southwest of India or east of Madagascar).
- Fishes dwelling in or that migrate to North Atlantic islands off the western coast of Africa.
In some cases, the creatures listed in this section may also be found on other continents or in other areas, which is why you may see additional
areas noted in the range column.
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