Table 2. The common commercially important fish species in Ethiopia’s reservoirs

Reservoir
Alwero1) Tendaho2) Gilgel Gibe reservoir
Citharinus citharus Oreochromis niloticus O. niloticus
Citharinus latus Cyprinus carpio Labeobarbus intermedius
Malapterurus electricus C. gariepinus
Clarias gariepinus Barbus intermedius
Mormyrus kannume
Mormyrus niloticus
Mormyrops anguilloides
Hippopotamyrus harringtoni
Lates niloticus
Distichodus niloticus
Bagrus docmak
Bagrus bajad
Polypterus bichir
Synodontis frontosus
Synodontis clarias
Labeo horie
Barbus spp.
Auchenoglanis occidentalis
Heterotis niloticus
Oreochromis niloticus
Sarotherodon galilaeus
Gymnarchus niloticus
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Data from Tesfaye & Wolff (2014).
Data from Tesfaye et al. (2011).