KILLIFISH SPECIES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
This list is a constant work in progress. As information becomes available the list will be updated.
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| Species | Strain | How many people maintain it |
| Aphyosemion australe: | Chocolate | 4 |
| Orange | 4 | |
| Gold | 4 | |
| Bellstedt Gold | 4 | |
| Aphyosemion striatum | Cap Esterias | 3 |
| Aphyosemion hertzogi bochtleri | 1 | |
| Aplocheilichthys lacustris (Lacustricola) | Lupiro TAN 00/15 | 1 |
| Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis (Lacustricola) | Ruvu River TAN 00/17 | 1 |
| Iragua TAN 00/16 | 1 | |
| Aplocheilichthys maculatus (Lacustricola) | Lupiro TAN 00/15 | 1 |
| Chromaphyosemion bitaeniatum | Nigeria CI-00 | 1 |
| Chromaphyosemion poliaki | Bolifamba | 1 |
| Diapteron abacinum (Aphyosemion) | 1 | |
| Diapteron cyanostictum (Aphyosemion) | 1 | |
| Diapteron fulgens (Aphyosemion) | 1 | |
| Diapteron georgiae (Aphyosemion) | 1 | |
| Diapteron "seegersi" (Aphyosemion) | 1 | |
| Epiplatys bifasciatus | Nigeria CI-00 | 2 |
| Epiplatys dageti monroviea | Aquarium Strain | 6 |
| Epiplatys sp. aff. hildegardea | Mt. Nimba | 1 |
| Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri | N'Sukka | 7 |
| Fundulopanchax scheeli | 1 | |
| Fundulopanchax sjoestedi | Warri | |
| Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi | 3 | |
| Nematolebias whitei | Barra de Sao Joao | 1 |
| Nothobranchius annectans | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius albimarginatus | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius foerschi | 4 | |
| Nothobranchius guentheri | 2 | |
| Nothobranchius janpapi (Aphyobranchius) | 2 | |
| Nothobranchius kafuensis | 2 | |
| Nothobranchius korthausae | 2 | |
| Nothobranchius lourensi | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius luekei (Aphyobranchius) | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius melanospilus | "Mvumi TAN 00/11" | 1 |
| Nothobranchius neumanni | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius occellatus | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius orthonotus | "Mkuzi Game Reserve KZN 99/1" | 2 |
| Nothobranchius rachovii | Aquarium Strain | ? |
| Beira '98 | 4 | |
| Nothobranchius rubripinnis | "Mbezi River TAN 00/23" | 1 |
| "?" | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius sp. "Caprivi" 97/1 | 2 | |
| Nothobranchius sp. Ifakara "Lupiro TAN 00/15" | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius sp. Kilombero "Lupiro TAN 00/15" | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius sp. Kilombero "Minepa TAN 00/14" | 2 | |
| Nothobranchius sp. "Motukeri TAN 00/1" | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius sp. "Nata TAN 00/2" | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius taeniopygus | 1 | |
| Nothobranchius vosserleri | 1 | |
| Simpsonichthys magnificus | 2 | |
| Simpsonichthys sp. "South Bahia CI-99" | 1 | |