Fishing in Tanzania
53 species across 54 spots
Tanzania offers fishing across 54 spots with 53 species in freshwater, marine, marine, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Brackish estuarine waters of the Rufiji delta support large numbers of Enteromius during the rainy season, offering easy access from nearby lodges.
East African archipelago with extensive coral walls. The species thrives here, and local dive‑fishing operators regularly target it.
Shallow rocky habitats supporting high densities of Haplochromis pancitrinus.
53
Species
54
Spots
Species
53
Lamprologus lemairii
Lamprologus lemairii
freshwater
African perchlet
Chelidoperca africana
marine
Chindongo minutus
Chindongo minutus
freshwater
Enteromius trinotatus
Enteromius trinotatus
freshwater
Spotted croucher
Caracanthus madagascariensis
marine
Haplochromis maisomei
Haplochromis maisomei
freshwater
Mastacembelus kadeiensis
Mastacembelus kadeiensis
freshwater
Clarias anfractus
Clarias anfractus
freshwater
Nothobranchius streltsovi
Nothobranchius streltsovi
freshwater
Nile labeo
Labeo niloticus
freshwater
Pagellus fascialis
Pagellus fascialis
Blackspot snapper
Lutjanus ehrenbergii
marine, freshwater, brackish
Spotted tilapia
Pelmatolapia mariae
freshwater, brackish
Durban goby
Mugilogobius durbanensis
freshwater, brackish
Nothobranchius cooperi
Nothobranchius cooperi
freshwater
Cadenat's rockfish
Scorpaena loppei
marine
Haplochromis pancitrinus
Haplochromis pancitrinus
freshwater
African brown snapper
Lutjanus dentatus
marine, brackish
Enteromius trispiloides
Enteromius trispiloides
freshwater
Haplochromis pellegrini
Haplochromis pellegrini
freshwater
Variable lampeye
Procatopus similis
freshwater
Labeobarbus boulengeri
Labeobarbus boulengeri
freshwater
Ctenochromis scatebra
Ctenochromis scatebra
freshwater
Haplochromis annectidens
Haplochromis annectidens
freshwater
Orthochromis rugufuensis
Orthochromis rugufuensis
freshwater
Chelon caeruleus
Chelon caeruleus
marine
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
marine
Perch
Distichodus engycephalus
freshwater
Synodontis velifer
Synodontis velifer
freshwater
Placidochromis longus
Placidochromis longus
freshwater
Mozambique sea catfish
Plicofollis polystaphylodon
marine, freshwater, brackish
Haplochromis coprologus
Haplochromis coprologus
freshwater
Enteromius validus
Enteromius validus
freshwater
Yellow Puffer
Tetraodon lunaris
Coastal waters, reefs
Tigerfish
Rhamphochromis longiceps
freshwater
Clarias cataractus
Clarias cataractus
freshwater
African Threadfish
Alectis alexandrina
African mottled eel
Anguilla labiata
marine, freshwater, brackish
African longfin eel
Anguilla mossambica
marine, freshwater, brackish
African carp
Labeo coubie
freshwater
Enteromius anniae
Enteromius anniae
freshwater
Halimochirurgus alcocki
Halimochirurgus alcocki
marine
Enteromius citrinus
Enteromius citrinus
freshwater
Black fin moon tetra
Bathyaethiops atercrinis
freshwater
Great anchovy
Stolephorus balinensis
marine
Indo-Pacific sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
marine
Salalah guitarfish
Acroteriobatus salalah
marine
Greenface aulonocara
Aulonocara saulosi
freshwater
Ribbontail stingray
Taeniura lymma
marine
Forktail lates
Lates microlepis
freshwater
Redbreast tilapia
Coptodon rendalli
freshwater, brackish
Clown wedgefish
Rhynchobatus cooki
marine
Tramitichromis brevis
Tramitichromis brevis
freshwater