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Aquarium fish native to Tanzania

22 aquarium species occur naturally in Tanzania (Africa): 17 freshwater and 5 marine. Fish with full care profiles are listed first. Where a species also occurs elsewhere, its profile lists its full natural range.

  • Redtail notho (Nothobranchius guentheri)Redtail nothoNothobranchius guentheri
  • Pseudotropheus demasoni
  • Blackspotted nothobranch (Nothobranchius melanospilus)Blackspotted nothobranchNothobranchius melanospilus
  • Blue humphead parrotfish (Chlorurus cyanescens)Blue humphead parrotfishChlorurus cyanescens
  • Bulldog (Marcusenius macrolepidotus)BulldogMarcusenius macrolepidotus
  • Chocolatedip chromis (Chromis dimidiata)Chocolatedip chromisChromis dimidiata
  • Cloister blenny (Omobranchus elongatus)Cloister blennyOmobranchus elongatus
  • Eastern bottlenose mormyrid (Mormyrus longirostris)Eastern bottlenose mormyridMormyrus longirostris
  • Karomo (Oreochromis karomo)KaromoOreochromis karomo
  • Mountain barbel (Amphilius platychir)Mountain barbelAmphilius platychir
  • Neumann's suckermouth (Chiloglanis neumanni)Neumann's suckermouthChiloglanis neumanni
  • Nile killifish (Micropanchax loati)Nile killifishMicropanchax loati
  • Pangani nothobranch (Nothobranchius vosseleri)Pangani nothobranchNothobranchius vosseleri
  • Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus)RazorfishAeoliscus strigatus
  • Sabaki tilapia (Oreochromis spilurus spilurus)Sabaki tilapiaOreochromis spilurus spilurus
  • Somali butterflyfish (Chaetodon leucopleura)Somali butterflyfishChaetodon leucopleura
  • Spot-tail (Brycinus imberi)Spot-tailBrycinus imberi
  • Spotted sand catlet (Zaireichthys rotundiceps)Spotted sand catletZaireichthys rotundiceps
  • Striped nothobranch (Nothobranchius taeniopygus)Striped nothobranchNothobranchius taeniopygus
  • Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix)Thorny seahorseHippocampus histrix
  • Threespot barb (Barbus trimaculatus)Threespot barbBarbus trimaculatus
  • Wami tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis urolepis)Wami tilapiaOreochromis urolepis urolepis
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