Lake Tanganyika

LAKE TANGANYIKA, EAST AFRICA

Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second-largest by volume, and the second-deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world’s longest freshwater lake.

The lake has warmed so much that fish catches that feed millions of poor people in 4 surrounding countries are at risk.

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Clear water lake on Lake Tanganyika in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma Region, Tanzania.

Neolamprologus : One of the many Tanganyika cichlids is Neolamprologus brichardi. The complex behaviors of this species.

Neolamprologus brichardi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bathybatini : Bathybates ferox is benthic and piscivorous, but the genus also includes pelagic species.

 

Bathybates

Benthochromini : Benthochromis horii was scientifically described in 2008, but has often been misidentifed as Boulengerochromini.

Benthochromini

Boulengerochromis microlepis is one of the world’s largest cichlids and only member of its tribe.

Boulengerochromini

Cyphotilapiini : Cyphotilapia frontosa, one of only two similar species in the tribe.

Cyphotilapiini

Cyprichromini : Cyprichromis microlepidotus and other members of this tribe are open-water planktivores.

Cyprichromini

Ectodini : Ophthalmotilapia nasuta (male) is sexually dimorphic, males being more colorful with longer fins and nose.

Ectodini

 

Eretmodini : Eretmodus cyanostictus lives near the bottom in the turbulent, coastal surf zone, like other members of its tribe.

Eretmodini

Haplochromini: Astatotilapia burtoni is one of the few Tanganyika species,unlike other African Great Lakes where most belong to this tribe.

Haplochromini

Lamprologini : Julidochromis marlieri is popular in the aquarium trade where members of the genus are known as “Julies”.

Lamprologini

Limnochromini : Gnathochromis permaxillaris is a zooplanktivore with an unusual protractile mouth.

Limnochromini

Perissodini : Perissodus microlepis, a specialized scale-eating species.

Perissodini

Tilapiini: Oreochromis tanganicae is one of the most common coastal species found in local fish markets.

Tilapiini

Tropheini : Tropheus moorii (“Red” Chimba Morph) is highly variable and the taxonomy of some of the morphs is questionable.

Tropheini

Tanganyika killifish: The Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus) is the only member of its genus

Tanganyika killifish

Tiphobia horei : The shell of the endemic thalassoid freshwater snail Tiphobia horei with its elaborate shape and spines.

Tiphobia_horei

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