The Eswatini Fishes Database contains detailed information and distributions, photos can be found in the Biodiversity Explorer.
Anguillidae - Freshwater eels
Anguilla bengalensis labiata African mottled eel
Anguilla bicolor bicolor Shortfin Eel
Anguilla marmorata Giant mottled eel
Anguilla mossambica African longfin eel
Alestidae - Characins
Brycinus imberi Spot-tail
Hydrocynus vittatus Tiger fish
Microalestes acudiens Sharptooth tetra
Poeciliidae - Tooth-carps
Gambusia affinis *
Cyprinidae - Barbs, yellowfish, labeos
Barbus afrohamiltoni Hamilton's barb
Barbus annectens Broadstriped barb
Barbus anoplus Chubbyhead barb
Barbus argenteus Rosefin barb
Barbus bifrenatus Hyphen barb
Barbus brevipinnis Shortfin barb
Barbus eutaenia Orangefin barb
Barbus gurneyi Redtail barb
Barbus motobensis Marico barb
Barbus neefi Sidespot barb
Barbus paludinosus Straightfin barb
Barbus radiatus radiatus Redeye barb
Barbus sp.
Barbus toppini East Coast barb
Barbus trimaculatus Threespot barb
Barbus unitaeniatus Slender barb
Barbus viviparus Bowstripe barb
Cyphrinus carpio carpio * Common Carp
Labeo congoro Purple Labeo
Labeo cylindricus Redeye labeo
Labeo molybdinus Leaden labeo
Labeo rosae Rednose labeo
Labeo rubropunctatus Redspotted labeo
Labeo ruddi Silver Labeo
Labeo sp.
Labeobarbus maraquensis Largescale yellowfish
Labeobarbus natalensis Scaly
Labeobarbus polylepis Smallscale yellowfish
Mesobola brevianalis River sardine
Opsaridium microcephalum
Opsaridium peringueyi Southern barred minnow
Varicorhinus nelspruitensis Incomati chiselmouth
Mormyridae - Snoutfishes
Marcusenius macrolepidotus macrolepidotus Bulldog
Marcusenius pongolensis Southern bulldog fish
Petrocephalus catostoma Churchill
Petrocephalus wesselsi Southern Churchill
Centrarhidae - Black basses and sunfishes
Lepomis cyanellus * Green sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus * Bluegill Sunfish
Micropterus dolomieu * Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus punctulatus * Spotted bass
Micropterus salmoides * Large mouth Bass
Cichlidae - Cichlids
Chetia brevis Orange-fringed largemouth
Oreochromis macrochir * Longfin tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia
Pseudocrenilabrus philander philander Southern mouthbrooder
Serranochromis robustus jallae * Nembwe
Serranochromis robustus robustus * Yellow-belly bream
Tilapia rendalli Southern Red breasted Tilapia
Tilapia sparrmanii Banded tilapia
Gobiidae - Gobies
Awaous aenofuscus Freshwater goby
Glossogobius callidus River Goby
Glossogobius giurus Tank Goby
Salmonidae - Trouts
Oncorhynchus mykiss * Rainbow trout
Salmo trutta trutta * Brown Trout
Amphiliidae - Mountain catfishes
Amphilius natalensis Natal mountain catfish
Amphilius uranoscopus Stargazer mountain catfish
Clariidae - Air-breathing catfishes
Clarias gariepinus North African catfish
Clarias ngamensis Blunt-tooth Catfish
Mochokidae - Squeakers, suckermouth catlets
Chiloglanis anoterus Pennant-tailed suckermouth/rock catlet
Chiloglanis bifurcus Incomati suckermouth/rock catlet
Chiloglanis emarginatus Phongolo suckermouth
Chiloglanis paratus Sawfin suckermouth/rock catlet
Chiloglanis pretoriae Shortspine suckermouth
Chiloglanis sp.
Chiloglanis swierstrai Lowveld suckermouth
Synodontis zambezensis Brown squeaker
Schilbeidae - Butter catfishes
Schilbe intermedius Silver catfish
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