There was a request that I reveal the fish species that I collected in Tanzania in the year 2011. Here is a list of photographs and the species names (some are still unidentified or a closely related fish species is suggested until further tests prove it otherwise) of the sampled fish. As always, feedback would be greatly appreciated:) Please take note that not all the fish were caught on fly; some of the small species were caught with a net and some of the bigger species that could not be fooled with a fly were caught using baited hooks.

Brycinus affinis – mature specimen

Barbus kerstenii – serrated dorsal fin spine and red spot on operculum are key characters

Similar to Barbus barotseensis (Three spots on lateral line)

Distichodus sp. (likely D. petersii) – this fish was caught by a fish eagle; it was sampled before we figured out how to catch them on flowers.

Heterobranchus – only H. longifilis known from the region but never recorded from east coast rivers; this could be a new species.

Aplocheilichthys sp.

Possible Parakneria sp.

Barbus cf. innocens

Clarias sp.

Astatotilapia bloyeti – beautiful male specimen.

Oreochromis sp. – shared features with O. niloticus.

Hydrocynus tanzaniae

Synodontis sp. – squeaker barble

Opsaridium sp. – possible new species

To be continued…