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Pages in category "Fish of Lake Turkana" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. African arowana;
Compared to other large African lakes, Turkana has relatively few fish species. The lake holds about 50 fish species, including 12 endemics: the cichlids Haplochromis macconneli, H. rudolfianus, H. turkanae and Hemichromis exsul, the barb Enteromius turkanae, the catfish Chrysichthys turkana, the robber tetras Brycinus ferox and B. minutus, the ...
Lates longispinis, also known as the Rudolf lates or Turkana perch, is a species of latid fish that is endemic to Lake Turkana (formerly known as Lake Rudolf) in Kenya and Ethiopia. [2] It grows to 57 centimetres (22 in) in length. [2] Lates longispinis is important to commercial fisheries and is also known as a gamefish.
The Lake Turkana barb (Enteromius turkanae) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya . It is considered a Vulnerable species by the IUCN .
The large-toothed Lake Turkana robber (Brycinus ferox) is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya . In 2023 its conservation status was changed from Least Concern to Vulnerable.
Haplochromis turkanae, theTurkana haplochromis, also known in brief as Turkana haplo, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Turkana. This species reaches a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL . [ 2 ]
The Lake Turkana sardine (Chelaethiops bibie) is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Nile River and Webi Shebeli , and in the Niger , Bénoué and Volta basin.
Fish catches in Lowarengak derive from Lake Turkana and include a number of species. Most fish are various species of the Synodontis catfish genus, known locally as "Tirr", or the perch genus Lates , including the Nile perch known as "iji."