| Species name | Western Highlands (n = 2000) | Monomodal Humid Forest (n = 2000) | ||
| Frequency of respondents | Percentages (%) | Frequency of respondents | Percentages (%) | |
| Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) | 709 | 35.45 | 691 | 34.55 |
| African bony tongue/Kanga (Heterotis niloticus) | 256 | 12.80 | 296 | 14.80 |
| African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) | 498 | 24.90 | 393 | 19.65 |
| Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) | 519 | 25.95 | 490 | 24.50 |
| Banded fish (Hemichromis fasciatus) | 10 | 0.50 | 118 | 5.90 |
| Others | 8 | 0.40 | 12 | 0.60 |
| Total | 2000 | 100 | 2000 | 100 |