| Common name | Dowe |
| Language | Nyanja |
| Dialect | Chichewa |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Malawi |
| Locality | Lower Shire River Valley |
| Ref. | Nsiku, E., 1999 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Applies to Protopterus annectens brieni. |