| Scientific Name | Author | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| Belonophago hutsebouti | Giltay, 1929 | |
| Belonophago tinanti | Poll, 1939 | |
| Congocharax olbrechtsi | (Poll, 1954) | |
| Distichodus affinis | Günther, 1873 | Silver distichodus |
| Distichodus altus | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Distichodus antonii | Schilthuis, 1891 | |
| Distichodus atroventralis | Boulenger, 1898 | |
| Distichodus brevipinnis | Günther, 1864 | |
| Distichodus decemmaculatus | Pellegrin, 1926 | |
| Distichodus engycephalus | Günther, 1864 | Perch |
| Distichodus fasciolatus | Boulenger, 1898 | Sharktail distichodus |
| Distichodus hypostomatus | Pellegrin, 1900 | |
| Distichodus ingae | Moelants & Snoeks, 2018 | |
| Distichodus kasaiensis | Vreven, Moelants & Snoeks, 2018 | |
| Distichodus kolleri | Holly, 1926 | |
| Distichodus langi | Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | |
| Distichodus lusosso | Schilthuis, 1891 | Longsnout distichodus |
| Distichodus maculatus | Boulenger, 1898 | Spotted citharinid |
| Distichodus mbiniensis | Schmidt, Knobloch & Barrientos, 2021 | |
| Distichodus microps | Schmidt, Knobloch & Barrientos, 2021 | |
| Distichodus mossambicus | Peters, 1852 | Nkupe |
| Distichodus nefasch | (Bonnaterre, 1788) | |
| Distichodus noboli | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Distichodus notospilus | Günther, 1867 | |
| Distichodus petersii | Pfeffer, 1896 | |
| Distichodus polli | Abwe, Snoeks, Chocha Manda & Vreven, 2019 | |
| Distichodus rostratus | Günther, 1864 | Grass-eater |
| Distichodus rufigiensis | Norman, 1922 | |
| Distichodus schenga | Peters, 1852 | Chessa |
| Distichodus sexfasciatus | Boulenger, 1897 | Sixbar distichodus |
| Distichodus teugelsi | Mamonekene & Vreven, 2008 | |
| Dundocharax bidentatus | Poll, 1967 | |
| Eugnathichthys eetveldii | Boulenger, 1898 | |
| Eugnathichthys macroterolepis | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Eugnathichthys virgatus | Stiassny, Denton & Monsembula Iyaba, 2013 | |
| Ichthyborus besse | (Joannis, 1835) | |
| Ichthyborus congolensis | Giltay, 1930 | |
| Ichthyborus monodi | (Pellegrin, 1927) | |
| Ichthyborus ornatus | (Boulenger, 1899) | |
| Ichthyborus quadrilineatus | (Pellegrin, 1904) | |
| Mesoborus crocodilus | Pellegrin, 1900 | |
| Microstomatichthyoborus bashforddeani | Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | |
| Microstomatichthyoborus katangae | David & Poll, 1937 | |
| Monostichodus elongatus | Vaillant, 1886 | |
| Monostichodus lootensi | (Poll & Daget, 1968) | |
| Monostichodus mesmaekersi | (Poll, 1959) | |
| Nannaethiops bleheri | Géry & Zarske, 2003 | |
| Nannaethiops unitaeniatus | Günther, 1872 | Oneline tetra |
| Nannocharax altus | Pellegrin, 1930 | |
| Nannocharax angolensis | (Poll, 1967) | |
| Nannocharax ansorgii | Boulenger, 1911 | |
| Nannocharax brevis | Boulenger, 1902 | |
| Nannocharax chochamandai | Katemo Manda, Snoeks, Decru, Brecko & Vreven, 2023 | |
| Nannocharax dageti | Jerep, Vari & Vreven, 2014 | |
| Nannocharax elongatus | Boulenger, 1900 | |
| Nannocharax fasciatus | Günther, 1867 | |
| Nannocharax fasciolaris | Nichols & Boulton, 1927 | |
| Nannocharax gracilis | Poll, 1939 | |
| Nannocharax hadros | Katemo Manda, Snoeks, Chocha Manda & Vreven, 2021 | |
| Nannocharax hastatus | Jerep & Vari, 2014 | |
| Nannocharax hollyi | Fowler, 1936 | |
| Nannocharax intermedius | Boulenger, 1903 | |
| Nannocharax latifasciatus | Coenen & Teugels, 1989 | |
| Nannocharax lineomaculatus | Blache & Miton, 1960 | |
| Nannocharax lineostriatus | (Poll, 1967) | |
| Nannocharax luapulae | Boulenger, 1915 | |
| Nannocharax machadoi | (Poll, 1967) | Dwarf citharine |
| Nannocharax macropterus | Pellegrin, 1926 | Broad-barred citharine |
| Nannocharax maculicauda | Vari & Géry, 1981 | |
| Nannocharax micros | Fowler, 1936 | |
| Nannocharax minutus | Worthington, 1933 | |
| Nannocharax monardi | (Pellegrin, 1936) | |
| Nannocharax multifasciatus | Boulenger, 1923 | Multibar citharine |
| Nannocharax niloticus | (Joannis, 1835) | |
| Nannocharax occidentalis | Daget, 1959 | |
| Nannocharax ocellicauda | Boulenger, 1907 | |
| Nannocharax ogoensis | Pellegrin, 1911 | |
| Nannocharax parvus | Pellegrin, 1906 | |
| Nannocharax procatopus | Boulenger, 1920 | |
| Nannocharax pteron | Fowler, 1936 | |
| Nannocharax reidi | Vari & Ferraris, 2004 | |
| Nannocharax rubensteini | (Jerep & Vari, 2013) | |
| Nannocharax rubrolabiatus | Van den Bergh, Teugels, Coenen & Ollevier, 1995 | |
| Nannocharax schoutedeni | Poll, 1939 | |
| Nannocharax signifer | Moritz, 2010 | |
| Nannocharax skeltoni | Jerep, Dagosta & Ohara, 2018 | |
| Nannocharax taenia | Boulenger, 1902 | |
| Nannocharax uniocellatus | (Pellegrin, 1926) | |
| Nannocharax usongo | Dunz & Schliewen, 2009 | |
| Nannocharax wittei | (Poll, 1933) | |
| Nannocharax zebra | Dunz & Schliewen, 2009 | |
| Neolebias ansorgii | Boulenger, 1912 | |
| Neolebias axelrodi | Poll & Gosse, 1963 | |
| Neolebias gossei | (Poll & Lambert, 1964) | |
| Neolebias gracilis | Matthes, 1964 | |
| Neolebias kerguennae | Daget, 1980 | |
| Neolebias lozii | Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1993 | Banded neolebias |
| Neolebias philippei | Poll & Gosse, 1963 | |
| Neolebias powelli | Teugels & Roberts, 1990 | |
| Neolebias spilotaenia | Boulenger, 1912 | |
| Neolebias trewavasae | Poll & Gosse, 1963 | |
| Neolebias trilineatus | Boulenger, 1899 | Threeline tetra |
| Neolebias unifasciatus | Steindachner, 1894 | |
| Paradistichodus dimidiatus | (Pellegrin, 1904) | |
| Paraphago rostratus | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Phago boulengeri | Schilthuis, 1891 | |
| Phago intermedius | Boulenger, 1899 | |
| Phago loricatus | Günther, 1865 | African pike-characin |
| Xenocharax crassus | Pellegrin, 1900 | |
| Xenocharax spilurus | Günther, 1867 |