Freshwater fishes

The fish list

542 species, each with the water it needs, who it gets along with, and where it comes from. Find one, or browse by family, genus or river.

Lake Malawi 2 fish

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Cichlids · ChindongoVU

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Chindongo demasoni

Lake Malawi: Pombo Rocks, Tanzanian coast · lake

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.

Photo: dinomariobob, CC0

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Cichlids · ChindongoCR

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Chindongo saulosi

Lake Malawi: Taiwan Reef only, ~9 km NW of Chizumulu Island, Malawi · lake

Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.

Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.

Photo: Gerard Delany, CC BY-SA 4.0

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