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Lake Tanganyika eastern Shore in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma Region, Tanzania. Lake Tanganyika (/ ˌ t æ ŋ ɡ ə n ˈ j iː k ə,-ɡ æ n-/ TANG-gən-YEE-kə, -gan-; [4] Kirundi: Ikiyaga ca Tanganyika) is an African Great Lake. [5] It is the second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia.
Mastacembelus is a genus of many species of spiny eel fish from the family Mastacembelidae.They are native to Africa (c. 45 species) and Asia (c. 15 species). [4] Most are found in rivers and associated systems (even in rapids [5]), but there are also species in other freshwater habitats and a particularly rich radiation is found in the Lake Tanganyika basin with 15 species (14 endemic).
This is a list of freshwater ecoregions in Africa and Madagascar as identified by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF categorizes the Earth's land surface into ecoregions , which are defined as "large area[s] of land or water containing a distinct assemblage of natural communities and species."
Bujumbura on the banks of Lake Tanganyika. The wildlife of Burundi is composed of its flora and fauna . The small, landlocked country is home to 2,950 species of plants, 596 birds, 163 species of mammals, 52 species of reptiles, 56 species of amphibians, and 215 fish species. [ 1 ]
Goliath tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath) is one of five recognized African species of the Hydrocynus genus and is found in the Congo River Basin (including Lualaba River and Lake Upemba), and Lake Tanganyika. [3] [4] The type locality is the city of Mbandaka in the Main Congo, where it was discovered in 1898 by French explorer Boulenger. [5]
The Mbu pufferfish, also known as Mbuna pufferfish, giant pufferfish, or giant freshwater pufferfish (Tetraodon mbu), is a carnivorous freshwater pufferfish originating from the middle and lower sections of the Congo River in Africa, as well as the east coast of Lake Tanganyika near the Malagarasi River mouth.
Together with their associated rivers, the WWF categorises these freshwater ecoregions in Zambia: 33 —Bangweulu-Mweru, the upper Congo Basin containing the Chambeshi River, Lake Bangweulu and its swamps, Luapula River, Lake Mweru and the Kalungwishi River. 34 —Lake Tanganyika. Zambezi Basin made up of (not shown on the map): Zambezian ...
Category: Lake animals. ... Fauna of Lake Tanganyika (2 C, 5 P) This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 13:22 (UTC). Text is available under the ...