Polypteriformes: Polypteridae Bonaparte 1835 (bichirs) | | | | | | |
Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829 | Lake Albert system | 26749.26 | 1–5 | II, III, IV, VI, VII | LC | LC |
Osteoglossiformes Mormyridae Bonaparte 1831 (elephantfishes) | | | | | | |
Cyphomyrus petherici (Boulenger, 1898) | Lake Albert system | 6170.48 | 77.1 | II, III, IV, VI | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
Gnathonemus longibarbis (Hilgendorf, 1888) | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga systems | 180621.83 | 43.2 | I, II, III, V, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
Hippopotamyrus grahami (Norman, 1928) | Lakes Victoria Kyoga systems | 143376.75 | 60–70 | II, III, V, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepède, 1803) | Lake Albert system | 6170.48 | 1–5 | II, III, IV, VI, VII | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
M. cyprinoides (Linnaeus, 1758) | Insufficient data | | | | DD | LC |
M. rheni (Fowler, 1936) | Insufficient data | | | | DD | DD |
M. victoriae (Worthington, 1929) | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga systems | 119611.164 | 38.2 | II, III, V, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lake Albert system | 6170.48 | 1–5 | II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
Mormyrus caschive Linnaeus, 1758 | Lake Albert system | 6170.48 | 10–20 | | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
M. kannume Forsskål, 1775 | All major lakes and some affluent rivers | 136849.16 | 3.7 | I, II, III, V, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
M. macrocephalus Worthington, 1929 | Lake Kyoga basin | 75859.84 | 97.7 | I, II, III, V, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
M. niloticus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) | Lake Albert system | 6170.48 | 75–80 | II, III, IV, VI | VUB1ab(iii) | DD |
Petrocephalus degeni Boulenger, 1906 | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins. | 119611.164 | 50–60 | II, III, V, VI, VII, IX | LC | DD |
Pollimyrus nigricans (Boulenger, 1906) | Lakes Victoria, Albert, Edward, and Kyoga systems | 154791.29 | 26.5 | II, III, V, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae Rafinesque 1815 (carps) | | | | | | |
Labeo horie Heckel, 1847 | Drainage basin of Nile river and Lake Kyoga, including Aswa river. | 11498.31 | 86.3 | I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, IX | VUB1ab(iii, v) | NE |
L. victorianus Boulenger, 1901 | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga systems | 143376.75 | 37 | I, II, III, IV, VI, VII, IX | NT (A2b,c,d) | CR |
L. coubie Rüppell, 1832 | Lakes Albert system | 9973.85 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII | VUB1ab(iii, v) | LC |
L. forskalii Rüppell, 1835 | Lake Edward and Albert systems and Aswa river. | 57738 | 76.1 | I, II, III, IV, VII | LC | LC |
Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål, 1775) | Lake Albert system | 11498.31 | 1–5 | II, III, IV, VI, VII | VUB1ab(iii, v) | LC |
L. ruwenzorii (Pellegrin, 1909) | Rivers in the Rwenzori mountains | | | | DD | VU |
L. altianalis (Boulenger, 1900) | Lakes Victoria, Edward, and Kyoga systems | 185834.97 | 39.1 | II, III, VI | LC | LC |
L. alluaudi (Pellegrin, 1909) | Lake Edward system | | | | DD | NE |
L. huloti (Banister, 1976) | Insufficient information | | | | DD | VU |
L. somereni (Boulenger, 1911) | Rivers in the Rwenzori mountains | | | X | DD | LC |
E. Pellegrini (Poll, 1939) | Lake Edward system. | 25708.9 | 58.1 | III (not widespread) | LC | LC |
E. nyanzae (Whitehead, 1960) | Lake Victoria basin. | | | II, III, VII, IX | DD | LC |
E. jacksoni (Günther, 1889) | Lake Victoria and Kyoga basins. | 74350.487 | 10–20 | II, III, VII, IX | LC | LC |
E. profundus (Greenwood, 1970) | Endemic to Lake Victoria | 33755.071 | 38.4 | II, III, VII, IX | LC | LC |
E. alberti (Poll, 1939) | Lake Edward system | 25708.9 | | III, IX | LC | NE |
E. radiatus (Peters, 1853) | Lake Victoria basin. | 44313.81 | 5–10 | II, III, VII, IX | LC | LC |
E. sexradiatus (Boulenger, 1911) | Lake Victoria | | | II, III, VII, IX | DD (unknown provenance) | DD |
E. yongei (Whitehead, 1960) | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga affluent rivers, and Aswa river | | | II, III | DD | LC |
E. paludinosus (Peters, 1852) | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga systems. | 157218.71 | 1.7 | II, III, VII, IX | LC | LC |
E. apleurogramma (Boulenger, 1911) | Lakes Victoria, Edward, and Kyoga systems, and Aswa river. | 185834.97 | 5–10 | II, III | LC | LC |
E. kerstenii (Peters, 1868) | Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Edward systems. | | | II, III, VII, IX | LC | LC |
E. magdalenae (Boulenger, 1906) | Lakes Victoria and Nabugabo. | | | II, III, VII, IX | DD | LC |
E. neumayeri (Fischer, 1884) | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basin. | 157218.71 | 10–20 | II, III, VII, IX | LC | LC |
E. perince (Rüppell, 1835) | Insufficient information | | | | DD | LC |
Garra dembeensis (Rüppell, 1835) | Lake Victoria and affluent rivers | 33755.071 | < 1 | I, III, VI, IX | LC | LC |
Cypriniformes: Danionidae Bleeker 1863 (danionids) | | | | | | |
Engraulicypris bredoi Poll, 1945 | Lake Albert | 6170.48 | 77.16 | I, II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii, v) | NE |
Leptocypris niloticus Joannis, 1835) | Lake Albert and Murchison Nile. | 6170.48 | < 1 | II, III, IV, V, VI | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
Raiamas senegalensis (Steindachner, 1870) | Aswa river. | | | III (possibly) | ENB1ab(iii) | LC |
Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin, 1904) | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga systems. | 70840.23 | 35.7 | I, II, III, V, VII, IX | LC | LC |
Characiformes: Citharinidae Günther 1864 (citharinids) | | | | | | |
Citharinus citharus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) | Lake Albert system | 6170.48 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii, v) | LC |
C. latus Müller and Troschel, 1844 | Lake Albert | 6171.48 | < 1 | I, II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii, v) | LC |
Characiformes:Distichodontidae Günther 1864 (distichodontids) | | | | | | |
Distichodus nefasch (Bonnaterre, 1788) | Lake Albert system | 5024.97 | 64.3 | I, II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii, v) | NE |
D. rostratus Günther, 1864 | Lake Albert system | | | I, II, III, IV, V | DD | LC |
Nannocharax niloticus (Joannis, 1835) | Lake Albert system | 739.41 | 70–80 | II, III, IV, VI | ENB1ab(iii) | LC |
Characiformes: Alestidae Cockerell 1910 (African tetras) | | | | | | |
Alestes baremoze (Joannis, 1835) | Lake Albert system and Aswa river | 12971.29 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, V, VI | VUB1ab(iii, v) | LC |
A. dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lake Albert system | 6170.48 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, V, VI | VUB1ab(iii, v) | LC |
Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes, 1850 | Lake Albert system and Aswa river | 7385.69 | 1–5 | I, III, VI, VII, IX | VUB1ab(iii, v) | LC |
B. jacksonii (Boulenger, 1912) | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins | 179992.85 | 46.8 | II, III, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
B. nurse (Rüppell, 1832) | Lake Albert system and Aswa river | 11498.31 | 86.3 | I, II, III, IV, VI | VUB1ab(iii, v) | LC |
B. sadleri (Boulenger, 1906) | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basin | 173974.66 | 28.6 | II, III, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier, 1819) | Lake Albert system | 6170.48 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii, v) | LC |
H. vittatus Castelnau, 1861 | Lake Albert system | | | I, II, III, IV, V, VI | DD | LC |
Siluriformes: Bagridae Bleeker 1858 (bagrid catfishes) | | | | | | |
Bagrus bajad (Fabricius, 1775) | Lake Albert system and Aswa river | 19000.97 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, V, VI | VUB1ab(iii, v) | LC |
B. docmak (Fabricius, 1775) | Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Albert and, Edward systems. | 188858.98 | 1.2 | I, II, III, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
B. degeni | Insufficient information | | | | DD | DD |
Siluriformes: Clariidae Bonaparte 1845 (airbreathing/labyrinth catfishes) | | | | | | |
Clariallabes petricola Greenwood, 1956 | Insufficient information | | | III | DD | DD |
Clarias alluaudi Boulenger, 1906 | All major and minor water systems, except Albert drainage. | 196065.03 | 30–40 | III, VIII | LC | LC |
C. gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) | Widespread in all major and minor water systems in Uganda. | 267697.37 | < 1 | I, III, V, VI, VIII | LC | LC |
C. liocephalus Boulenger, 1898 | Widespread in all major and minor water systems in Uganda. | 249945.519 | 5–10 | III, VIII | LC | LC |
C. werneri Boulenger, 1906 | Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Edward, and Albert basins. | 49928.89 | 30–40 | III, VIII | LC | LC |
Heterobranchus longifilis | Lake Edward and Murchison Nile. | | | | DD | DD |
Xenoclarias eupogon (Norman, 1928) | Endemic to Lake Victoria | Ca. 17000 | 35–40 | IX | VUB1ab(v) | CR |
Siluriformes: Amphiliidae Regan 1911 (loach catfishes) | | | | | | |
Amphilius jacksonii Boulenger, 1912 | Lake Edward drainage | 28366.754 | 41.3 | III, VI (possibly) | LC | LC |
A. lujani Thomson & Page, 2015 | Kyoga drainage and northeastern affluent rivers of Lake Victoria | 7197.66 | > 70 | III, VII, IX | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
Zaireichthys rotundiceps (Hilgendorf, 1905) | Lakes Victoria, Edward, and Kyoga basins | 185801.45 | 12.6 | II, III, VI, VII, IX | LC | DD |
Siluriformes: Malapteruridae Bleeker 1858 (electric catfishes) | | | | | | |
Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789) | Lake Albert system | 26153 | < 1 | I, II, III, IV, V | LC | LC |
Siluriformes: Mochokidae Regan 1912 (squeakers and upside-down catfishes) | | | | | | |
Synodontis afrofischeri Hilgendorf, 1888 | Lake Victoria and Kyoga systems | 167781.96 | 31.4 | I, II, III, V, VII, IX | LC | LC |
S. khartoumensis Abu Gideiri, 1967 | Insufficient information | | | | DD | DD |
S. macrops Greenwood, 1963 | Insufficient information | | | | DD | VU |
S. nigrita Valenciennes, 1840 | Lakes Albert system | 9797.807 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
S. schall (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Lake Albert system | 11831.394 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
S. serratus Rüppell, 1829 | Insufficient information | | | | DD | LC |
S. victoriae Boulenger, 1906 | Lake Victoria Kyoga basins | 100468.542 | 28.5 | I, II, III, V, VII, IX | LC | LC |
S. frontosus Vaillant, 1895 | Lake Albert system | 12677.511 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
Siluriformes: Claroteidae Bleeker 1862 (grunter catfishes) | | | | | | |
Auchenoglanis occidentalis (Valenciennes, 1840) | Lake Albert and Murchison Nile and affluent rivers of Lake Kyoga. | 44464.78 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, VII | LC | LC |
Siluriformes: Schilbeidae Bleeker 1858 (schilbeid catfishes) | | | | | | |
Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832 | Lakes Victoria, Kyoga basin, and Albert systems | 202198.44 | 1–2 | III, IX | LC | LC |
S. mystus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lakes Albert system | 26284.02 | 1–5 | II, III, IV, VI, VII | LC | LC |
Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae Swainson 1839 (freshwater spiny-eels) | | | | | | |
Mastacembelus frenatus Boulenger, 1901 | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins. | 133720.41 | 1–5 | III | LC | LC |
Anabantiformes: Anabantidae Bonaparte 1831 (climbing gouramies) | | | | | | |
Ctenopoma muriei (Boulenger, 1906) | Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Edward and Albert systems | 213697.27 | 6.2 | II, III, IV, VII, IX | LC | LC |
Microctenopoma damasi (Poll and Damas, 1939) | Lake Edward system | 94054.08 | 62.6 | II, III | LC | LC |
Carangiformes: Latidae Jordan 1888 (giant perches) | | | | | | |
L. macrophthalmus Worthington, 1929 | Lake Albert | 6170.48 | 77.16 | I, II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii, v) | EN |
Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lake Albert system. introduced in Victoria and Kyoga basins | 23201.84 | < 1 | I, II, III, IV, V, VII | LC | LC |
Cichliformes: Cichlidae Bonaparte 1835 (cichlids) | | | | | | |
Astatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin, 1904 | Victoria, Kyoga, and Edward lake basins | 185255.024 | 42.5 | II, III, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) | Lake Albert system. Introduced in Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins. | 6170.48 | 1–5 | I, II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
Oreochromis esculentus (Graham, 1928) | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins. | 109909.25 | 40.8 | I, II, III, IV, VII, IX, X | NT (A2b,c,d,e) | CR |
O. leucostictus (Trewavas, 1933) | Lakes Edward and Albert systems. Introduced into Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins. | 136067.44 | 70.5 | I, II, III, VI, VII, IX | LC | LC |
O. niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lakes Edward and Albert systems. Introduced into Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins. | 130223.68 | < 1 | I, II, III, IV, V, VII | LC | LC |
O. variabilis (Boulenger, 1906) | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins and River Ayago. | 156277.9 | 49.1 | I, II, III, IV, VII, IX, X | NT (A2b,c,d,e) | CR |
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor (Schöller, 1903) | All major lake basins in Uganda. | 224076.37 | 46.9 | II, III, VII, IX | LC | LC |
Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Lake Albert | 6170.48 | < 1 | II, III, IV, V | VUB1ab(iii) | LC |
Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae Garman 1895 (African rivulins) | | | | | | |
Nothobranchius taeniopygus Hilgendorf, 1891 | Affluent rivers of Lake Victoria and Aswa river drainage | | | III | DD | VU |
N. robustus Ahl, 1935 | Drainage basins of Lake Victoria, Albert, and Kyoga | 145188.97 | 87.5 | III | LC | LC |
N. ugandensis Wildekamp, 1994 | Drainages of Lakes Victoria and Kyoga and Aswa river | 210998.14 | > 80 | III | LC | LC |
N. elucens Nagy, 2021 | Aringa system, Aswa drainage | 1760.13 | 93.5 | III | ENB1ab(III) | VU |
N. taiti Nagy, 2019 | Apapi river system, Lake Kyoga basin. | 1101.24 | 100 | III | ENB1ab(III) | EN |
N. albertinesis Nagy, Watters, and Bellstedt, 2020 | Albert Nile drainage | 103550.14 | > 80 | II, III, IV, VI, VII | LC | VU |
Cyprinodontiformes: Procatopodidae Fowler 1916 (African lampeyes) | | | | | | |
Lacustricola kassenjiensis (Ahl, 1924) | Lake Albert | | | II, III, IV, VI, VII | DD | NE |
L. centralis (Seegers, 1996) | Lake Victoria and Kyoga basins | 143376.75 | 20.9 | II, III,VII, IX | LC | LC |
L. vitschumbaensis (Ahl, 1924) | Lakes Edward system, northern parts of Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga drainage | 25708.9 | 29.4 | III | LC | LC |
L. bukobanus (Ahl, 1924) | Lakes Kyoga, Edward, Albert and Victoria drainage | 147394.5 | 33.5 | III | LC | LC |
L. margaritatus Nagy and Watters, 2022 | Lakes Victoria and Kyoga basins | 119611.164 | 50–60 | II, III, VII, IX | LC | NE |
Laciris pelagica (Worthington, 1932) | Endemic to Lake Edward | 782.18 | 29.2 | No major threat | LC | LC |
Micropanchax loati (Boulenger, 1901) | Lake Victoria and Kyoga sytems; and Aswa drainages) | | | III, VI | DD | LC |
Platypanchax modestus (Pappenheim, 1914) | Affluent rivers of Lakes Edward and George. | 29517.86 | 81.9 | III | LC | LC |
Ceratodontiformes: Protopteridae Peters 1855 (African lungfishes) | | | | | | |
Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel, 1851 | All major and water bodies | 213663.73 | 3.7 | I | LC | LC |