Table 1. Fish species in Ethiopia’s reservoirs

Order Family Species Reservoirs
Osteoglossiformes Gymnarchidae Gymnarchus niloticus ALO
Osteoglossidae Heterotis niloticus ALO
Characiformes Alestidae Alestes dentex ALO, GGB3
Hydrocynus froskahlii ALO, TKZ
Hydrocynus bervis ALO
Brycinus macrolepidotus GGB3
Distichodontidae Distichodus niloticus ALO, GGB3
Citharinidae Citharinus citharus ALO, GGB3, LGD, GFR
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio TDH, KKA, ABS, MWK, FAT
Labeo niloticus ALO
Varicorhinus beso TKZ, KGA, RIB
Raiamas loati TKZ
Labeo niloticus TKZ, GGB3
Labeo forskalii TKZ, GGB3
Labeobarbus brevicephalus KGA, RIB
Labeobarbus bynni TKZ
Labeobarbus nedgia TKZ, KGA, RIB
Labeobarbus crassibarbis TKZ, RIB
Labeobarbus intermedius TKZ, TDH, KKA, GGB1, KGA, RIB
Labeobarbus megastoma RIB
Labeobarbus platydorsus RIB
Labeobarbus macrophtalmus RIB
Labeobarbus surkis RIB
Garra dembensis TKZ
Garra dembecha KKA, LGD, GFR
Garra spp. GGB1
Small Barbus species TKZ, FAT, GGB1, GGB3, LGD, GFR
Siluriforms Bagridae Bagrus docmak ALO, TKZ, GGB3
Bagrus bajad TKZ, GGB3
Malapteruridae Malapterurus electricus ALO, TKZ
Schilbeidae Parailia (physailia) pellucida ALO
Claroteidae Auchenoglanis biscutatus ALO
Auchenoglanis occidentalis ALO
Clariidae Clarias gariepinus ALO, TKZ, TDH, KKA, ABS, MWK, GGB1, GGB3, KGA, RIB
Heterobranchus bidorsalis ALO
Heterobranchus longifilis ALO, TKZ
Mochokidae Parachanna obscura ALO
Synodontis caudovittata ALO, GGB3
Synodontis nigrita ALO
Synodontis khartoumensis ALO, DNB
Perciformes Cichlidae Tilapia zillii ALO, MWK, FAT, GGB1
Oreochromis niloticus ALO, TKZ, TDH, KKA, MWK, FAT, DNB, GGB3, RIB
Seratherodon gallilus ALO
Latidae Lates niloticus ALO
Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Tetraodon lineatus ALO
Mormyriformes Mormyridae Mormyrus carshyie ALO, TKZ
Mormyrus kannume GGB3
Hyperopisus bebe GGB3
ALO, Alwero; GGB3, Gilgel Gibe III; TKZ, Tekeze; LGD, Legedade; GFR, Geferssa; TDH, Tendaho; KKA: Koka; ABS, AbaSamuel; MWK, MelkaWakena; FAT, Fincha-Amerti; KGA, Koga; RIB, Ribb; DNB, Denbi; GGB1, Gilgel Gibe I.