Freshwater fish were collected from 39 collection sites in Caprivi, South West Africa/Namibia over a period of four years. Seventy-six species are recorded, four of which may be new to science. Keywords: Conservation measures, Distribution, Electric shocker, Fish trap, Gill-nets, Habitat preferences, Hand scoop-net, Hydrological factors, Kwando River, Linyanti Swamp, Mastacembelus vanderwaali, Nothobranchius species, Rheophilic species, Salvinia molesta, Seine-nets, Underwater observations and Zambesi.