Identify Your Fish Here! South African Freshwater Fish Photos To Help You ID Your Catch

Are you struggling to find out what freshwater fish species you have caught recently? This is the page for you, below are photographs of South Africa's most common river and dam fishes, if the photo looks like the fish you caught just click on it and it will take you to a page with more photographs and information on the fish! Many anglers often miss identify their fish or can't find out what fish they have caught, this page will help you out! Please see all the thumbnails below and click the fish that you think you have caught! Good luck! See the Saltwater Identification page here.

Just click on one of the images to view the full page:

Barbel (Sharptooth Catfish)
Barbel
Blue Kurper (Mozambique Tilapia)
Blue Kurper
Common Carp
Common Carp
Common Rock Catfish (Klipbarber)
Rock Catfish
Common Koi
Koi
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Orange Vaal Largescale Yellowfish
Largescale Yellowfish
Butter Barbel - Silver Catfish - Makriel
Makriel
Mirror (King Carp)
Mirror Carp
Ghost Carp
Ghost Carp
Papermouth (Silverfish)
Papermouth
Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Red Breasted Tilapia (Kurper)
Red Breast Tilapia
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Yellowfish
Smallmouth Yellowfish
Three Spot Barb
Threespot Barb
Tigerfish
Tigerfish
Vlei Kurper (Banded Tilapia)
Vlei Kurper
Mudfish
Orange River Mudfish 
Southern Mouthbrooder (Dwarf Kurper)
Southern Mouthbrooder
Mosquitofish Identification
Mosquitofish
Canary Kurper
Canary Kurper
Southern Barred Minnow
Southern Barred Minnow
Moggel
Moggel