Fish species occurrences in selected rivers in western Uganda

Study Extent

The sampling covered rivers (Murchison Nile, Ndugutu, Sindlira, Ssebwe, Mubuku, Muzizi, and Nyamwamba)in Uganda. These were sampled in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The sampling was part of bigger environmental impact assessments, associated with development projects on the rivers such as hydro-electric power dams and oil development.

Sampling

Sampling was conducted using an electric fisher, overnight longline, hook nd line, active gillnetting, and minnor traps, set overnight.

Quality Control

All scientific names were validated basing FishBase (Froese & Paully, 2018).

Method steps

1. Fish identification In the field, fish species were identified to the lowest taxon level possible. Unidentified specimens were preserved in 10% formalin and transferred for identification out of the field using taxonomic keys. Scientific names were validated based on FishBase (Froese & Paully, 2018).

The dataset covers fish identified to genus and species levels

1. Alestes dentex
   rank: species
2. Alestes baremoze
   rank: species
3. Amphilius jacksonii
   rank: species
4. Aplocheilichthys pumilus
   rank: species
5. Auchenoglanis occidentalis
   rank: species
6. Bagrus docmak
   rank: species
7. Bagrus bajad
   rank: species
8. Brycinus macrolepidotus
   rank: species
9. Brycinus nurse
   rank: species
10. Clarias gariepinus
    rank: species
11. Clarias liocephalus
    rank: species
12. Coptodon zillii
    rank: species
13. Distichodus nefasch
    rank: species
14. Enteromius kerstenii
    rank: species
15. Enteromius paludinosus
    rank: species
16. Enteromius apleurogramma
    rank: species
17. Enteromius jacksoni
    rank: species
18. Enteromius kerstenii
    rank: species
19. Enteromius pellegrini
    rank: species
20. Enteromius perince
    rank: species
21. Haplochromis
    rank: genus
22. Hippopotamyrus grahami
    rank: species
23. Hydrocynus forskahlii
    rank: species
24. Hyperopisus bebe
    rank: species
25. Labeo coubie
    rank: species
26. Labeo forskalii
    rank: species
27. Labeo horie
    rank: species
28. Labeobarbus altianalis
    rank: species
29. Labeobarbus bynni
    rank: species
30. Lates macrophthalmus
    rank: species
31. Lates niloticus
    rank: species
32. Leptocypris niloticus
    rank: species
33. Mormyrops anguilloides
    rank: species
34. Mormyrus kannume
    rank: species
35. Nannocharax niloticus
    rank: species
36. Oreochromis niloticus
    rank: species
37. Oreochromis leucostictus
    rank: species
38. Pollimyrus petherici
    rank: species
39. Schilbe intermedius
    rank: species
40. Schilbe mystus
    rank: species
41. Synodontis afrofischeri
    rank: species
42. Synodontis frontosus
    rank: species
43. Synodontis schall
    rank: species

The dataset covers rivers in Uganda including Murchison Nile, Ndugutu, Sindlira, Ssebwe, Mubuku, and Nyamwamba