| Species | n | Mean length (cm) | LCI | UCI | Preferred habitat | Feeding guild | |
| Enteromius radiatus | 11 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 8.0 | Marshes and marginal vegetation of streams, rivers and lakes | Invertivore | |
| Enteromius poechi | 72 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 9.9 | Riverine and floodplain habitats. Co-occurs with Brycinus lateralis | Invertivore | |
| Enteromius paludinosus | 122 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.8 | Hardy, preferring quiet, well-vegetated areas in lakes, marshes and marginal areas of rivers and slow flowing streams | Invertivore | |
| Mormyrus lacerda | 20 | 22.8 | 21.8 | 23.8 | Quiet stretches of river channels, deep pools and floodplain lagoons with aquatic vegetation | Invertivore | |
| Marcusenius altisambesi | 784 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.6 | Well vegetated, muddy-bottomed marginal habitats of rivers and floodplains. Moves inshore after dark | Invertivore | |
| Petrocephalus okovangoensis | 971 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.0 | Quiet reaches of rivers and floodplains | Invertivore | |
| Brycinus lateralis | 3307 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.7 | Clear, slow-flowing or quiet, well-vegetated habitats. Co-occurs with E. poechi | Invertivore | |
| Hepsetus cuvieri | 223 | 27.6 | 26.3 | 29.0 | Quiet deep water in channels and lagoons of large floodplains. Juveniles inhabit well-vegetated marginal habitats | Predator | |
| Clarias gariepinus | 50 | 45.2 | 43.4 | 47.0 | A hardy species that can endure harsh conditions (e.g. extreme turbidity, high temperature, hypoxia); frequently the last inhabitant of drying pools | Predator/omnivore | |
| Clarias ngamensis | 7 | 43.4 | 39.6 | 47.3 | Vegetated habitats in swamps and riverine floodplains. Tolerant of hypoxia and often co-occurs with C. gariepinus | Predator/omnivore | |
| Schilbe intermedius | 2285 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 17.9 | Slow-flowing habitats in rivers and floodplains, usually with vegetation. Usually active at night | Predator/omnivore | |
| Synodontis sp | 103 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 17.4 | Slow-flowing, vegetated habitats in rivers and floodplains | Invertivore | |
| Sargochromis carlottae | 40 | 17.3 | 16.2 | 18.4 | Permanent floodplain channels and lagoons with sandy bottom and vegetation | Invertivore | |
| Sargochromis codringtonii | 33 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 16.5 | Slow-flowing channels and floodplain lagoons | Invertivore | |
| Serranochromis altus | 11 | 31.0 | 27.3 | 34.7 | Slow-flowing, vegetated areas along channel margins | Predator | |
| Serranochromis angusticeps | 18 | 21.1 | 18.3 | 23.9 | Lagoons and quiet backwaters with dense vegetation; impoundments | Predator | |
| Serranochromis macrocephalus | 21 | 16.1 | 13.7 | 18.5 | Common in a broad range of habitats from margins of large rivers to floodplain channels and lagoons | Predator | |
| Serranochromis thumbergi | 6 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 16.9 | Floodplain channels and lagoons. Favors open water | Predator | |
| Coptodon rendalli | 32 | 15.9 | 14.5 | 17.3 | Slow flowing, well-vegetated areas along river margins, backwaters, floodplains. Tolerant of a wide range of temperatures and salinity | Herbivore | |
| Tilapia sparmanii | 118 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 9.9 | Quiet or standing waters with submerged or emergent vegetation in a wide range of habitats | Herbivore | |
| Oreochromis andersonii | 11 | 18.3 | 14.3 | 22.3 | Tolerates fresh and brackish water. Found in slow-flowing water or standing water in pools, backwaters and floodplain lagoons. Adults occupy deeper habitats than juveniles | Detritivore | |
| Oreochromis macrochir | 7 | 18.3 | 13.4 | 23.2 | Quiet waters along river margins and backwaters in floodplain habitats and impoundments | Detritivore | |
| Pseudocrenilabrus philander | 24 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 7.2 | Wide range of habitats from flowing waters to lakes and isolated sink holes. Favors vegetated areas | Invertivore | |