The Southern Africa Regional Environmental Program's (SAREP) major goal is to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of biological resources within the Cubango Okavango River Basin. This catchment falls within the national boundaries of Angola, Namibia and Botswana and the fish fauna has been fairly well researched within Namibia and Botswana. In Angola, however, the fish diversity and distribution is poorly known. The purpose of this survey was to obtain baseline data on the fauna, the status of fisheries and gain some understanding of potential impacts on these within the Angolan section of the system.