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CURRENT ONGOING INITIATIVES
LIMCOM's current ongoing interventions being undertaken include:
- Co-implementation of the USAID funded Southern Africa’s Resilient Waters Programme
- Conjunctive surface-groundwater management of SADC shared waters: generating principles through fit-for-purpose practice to SADC Member States.
- Consolidation and Expansion of the Limpopo Early Warning Flood Forecast System (EWFFS)
- Development of Climate Change Scenarios for the Limpopo River Basin
- Integrated Transboundary River Basin Management for the Sustainable Development of the Limpopo River Basin
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Fish Species of the Limpopo
The following table is a summary of the common species of fish found in the Limpopo River basin.
| Common Name | Species | Present in main stem Limpopo | Introduced Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loach Catfishes (Family Amphiliidae) | |||
| Stargazer mountain catfish | Amphilius uranoscopus | ||
| Natal mountain catfish | A. natalensis | ||
| Freshwater Eels (Family Anguillidae) | |||
| Longfin eel | Anguilla mossambica | ||
| Shortfin eel | A. bicolor bicolor | ||
| Madagascar mottled eel | A. marmorata | ||
| Africa mottled eel | A. bengalensis labiata | ||
| Egg-laying Toothcarps (Family Aplocheilidae) | |||
| Turquoise killifish | Nothobranchius furzeri | ||
| Spotted killifish | N. orthonotus | ||
| Rainbow killifish | N. rachovii | ||
| Catfish (Family Austroglanididae) | |||
| Rock catfish | Austroglanis sclateri | ||
| Sunfishes (Family Centrarchidae) | |||
| Bluegill sunfish | Lepomis macrochirus | ||
| Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | ||
| Smallmouth bass | M. dolomieu | ||
| Characins (Family Characidae) | |||
| Imberi | Brycinus imberi | ||
| Silver robber | Micralestes acutidens | ||
| Tigerfish | Hydrocynus vittatus | ||
| Cichlids (Family Cichlidae) | |||
| Southern mouthbrooder | Pseudocrenilabrus philander | ||
| Canary kurper | Chetia flaviventris | ||
| Orange-fringed largemouth | C. brevis | ||
| Lowveld largemouth | Serranochromis meridianus | ||
| Nemwe | S. robustus jallae | ||
| Brownspot largemouth | S. thumbergi | ||
| Banded tilapia | Tilapia sparrmanii | ||
| Redbreast tilapia | T. rendalli | ||
| Mozambique tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | ||
| Greenhead tilapia | O. macrochir | ||
| Nile tilapia | O. niloticus | ||
| Zambezi happy | Pharyngochromis acuticeps | ||
| Labyrinth Catfishes (Family Clariidae) | |||
| Sharptooth catfish | Clarias gariepinus | ||
| Blunttooth catfish | C. ngamensis | ||
| Snake catfish | C. theodorae | ||
| Carps and Minnows (Family Cyprinidae) | |||
| Hamilton's barb | Barbus afronamiltoni | ||
| Smallmouth yellowfish | Barbus aeneus | ||
| Broadstriped barb | B. annectens | ||
| Chubbyhead barb | B. anoplus | ||
| Hyphen barb | B. bifrenatus | ||
| Shortfin barb | B. brevipinnis | ||
| Orangefin barb | B. euteania | ||
| Line-spotted barb | B. lineomaculatus | ||
| Largescale yellowfish | B. marequensis | ||
| Papermouth | B. mattozi | ||
| Marico barb | B. motebensis | ||
| Sidespot barb | B. neefi | ||
| Goldie barb | B. pallidus | ||
| Straightfin barb | B. paludinosus | ||
| Smallscale yellowfish | B. polylepis | ||
| Beira barb | B. radiatus | ||
| East coast barb | B. toppini | ||
| Treur River barb | B. treurensis | ||
| Threespot barb | B. trimaculatus | ||
| Longbeard barb | B. unitaeniatus | ||
| Bowstripe barb | B. viviparus | ||
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | ||
| Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | ||
| Purple labeo | Labeo congoro | ||
| Redeye labeo | L. cylindricus | ||
| Leaden labeo | L. molybdinus | ||
| Rednose labeo | L. rosae | ||
| Silver labeo | L. ruddi | ||
| Moggel | Labeo umbratus | ||
| River sardine | Mesobola brevianalis | ||
| Barred minnow | Opsaridium peringueyi | ||
| Shortsnout chiselmouth | Varicorhinus nasutus | ||
| Killifishes (Family Cyprinodontidae) | |||
| Johnston's topminnow | Aplocheilichthys johnstoni | ||
| Striped topminnow | A. katangae | ||
| Gobies (Family Gobiidae) | |||
| Freshwater goby | Awaous aeneofuscus | ||
| River goby | Glossogobius callidus | ||
| Tank goby | G. giuris | ||
| Checked goby | Redigobius dewaali | ||
| Tarpon (Family Megalopodidae) | |||
| Oxeye tarpon | Megalops cyprinoides | ||
| Upside-down Catfishes (Family Mochokidae) | |||
| Sawfin suckermouth | Chiloglanis paratus | ||
| Shortspine suckermouth | C. pretoriae | ||
| Lowveld suckermouth | C. swierstrae | ||
| Brown squeaker | Synodontis zambesensis | ||
| Elephant Fishes (Family Mormyridae) | |||
| Bulldog | Marcusenius macrolepidotus | ||
| Churchill | Petrocephalus catostoma | ||
| Eurasian Perch (Family Perchidae) | |||
| Perch | Perca fluviatilis | ||
| Livebearing Toothcarps (Family Poeciliidae) | |||
| Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | ||
| Swordtail | Xiphophorus helleri | ||
| African Lungfishes (Family Protopteridae) | |||
| Lungfish | Protopterus annectens brieni | ||
| Salmonids (Family Salmonidae) |
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| Brown trout | Salmo trutta | ||
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | ||
| Glass Catfishes (Family Schilbeidae) | |||
| Silver catfish | Schilbe intermedius | ||
Source: Mheen 1997
Current ongoing initiatives.
LIMCOM's current ongoing interventions being undertaken
Co-implementation of the USAID funded Southern Africa’s Resilient Waters Programme
FIND OUT MORE
Conjunctive surface-groundwater management of SADC shared waters: generating principles through fit-for-purpose practice to SADC Member States.
FIND OUT MORE
Consolidation and Expansion of the Limpopo Early Warning Flood Forecast System (EWFFS)
FIND OUT MORE
Development of Climate Change Scenarios for the Limpopo River Basin
FIND OUT MORE
Integrated Transboundary River Basin Management for the Sustainable Development of the Limpopo River Basin
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