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REMP Technical Report 44: Biodiversity Summary 7 Fish Table 3 and Table 4 below list fish species known from Rufiji District. It must be noted that limited fish diversity research has been undetaken in Rufiji District, and research that has been carried out focuses on species of economic importance rather than biodiversity. 7.1 Freshwater Fish Table 3 below lists 46 species from at least 15 families from Rufiji freshwater habitats including lakes. It should be noted that the species recorded by Cavalier require confirmation. The sources used to compile Table 3 are as follows : �� Cavalier, M., 2003. Fisheries assessment in the lower Rufiji River floodplain, Tanzania. REMP-report. 93 pp. �� Howell, K., Msuya, C. & Kihaule, P. 2000 A Preliminary Biodiversity (Fauna) Assessment of The Rufiji Floodplain and Delta. REMP Technical Report 9. �� Richmond, M. 2002. An Analysis of smallholder opportunities in fisheries, coastal and related enterprises in the floodplain and delta areas of the Rufiji River, Tanzania. REMP Technical Report 25. Table 3: Freshwater Fish in Rufiji District Classification Common Name Kiswahili Name PROTOPTERIDAE Lungfish Protopterus aethiopicus African Lungfish Kamongo MORMYRIDAE Elephant-snouts Rufiji River Eccles in Howell 2000 Mormyrus longirostris p Cavalier (unconfirmed identification) Mormyrus hasselquisti X Petrocephalus steindachneri p Petrocephalus catostoma catostoma X CYPRINIDAE Barbus macrolepis p X Barbus radiatus p Labeo ulangensis p Labeo cylindricus X Opsaridium loveridgei p DISTICHODONTIDAE Distichodus petersii Tungu, Mbapale, Tungwi p Distichodus rufigiensis p Nannaethiops sp. p CHARACIDAE African Tetras X Alestes affinis Alestes imberi p Alestes jacksoni ? Alestes stuhlmanni Kasa, Ngacha p Hemigrammopetersius barnardi p X Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger Fish p 65
REMP Technical Report 44: Biodiversity Summary Classification Common Name Kiswahili Rufiji River Cavalier Name Eccles in Howell (unconfirmed 2000 identification) Petersius conserialis Kasa, Ngacha p X BAGRIDAE Bagrid Catfishes X Bagrus docmak Bagrus orientalis Katoga, Kitoga p Clarotes laticeps ? SCHILBEIDAE Schilbeid Catfishes Eutropiellus longifilis p Schilbe mystus p Schilbe moebiusii X AMPHILIIDAE Loach Catfishes Amphilius uranoscopus p CLARIDAE Air-breathing Catfishes X Clarias gariepinus p MOCHOKIDAE Squeakers Synodontis fuelleborni Konge p Synodontis maculipinna p Synodontis matthesi p Synodontis rufigiensis Nyanyandu p Synodontis rukwaensis X CYPRINODONTIDAE Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis p Nothobranchius eggersi Annual Fish p Nothobranchius foerschi ? Nothobranchius kirkii ? Nothobranchius melanospilus p MASTACEMBELIDAE Swamp and Spiny Eels Afromastacembelus frenatus p CICHLIDAE Mouth Brooders Oreochromis urolepis p X ELEOTRIDAE Sleepers Eleotris fusca p GOBIIDAE Gobies X Glossogobius giuris p Unknown Family Brycinus imberi X Favonigobius reichei X Megalops cyprinoides X Citharinus congicus Pele X 66
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