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The kampango is among the largest fish in the Lake Malawi basin, reaching up to about 1 m (3.3 ft) long, [1] [3] or possibly even 1.5 m (4.9 ft). [2] A common length is around 42 cm (1.4 ft) and females are typically larger than males. [2] Adults are overall blackish, while young are grey with dark spots. [3]
Lake Malawi is home to more species of fish than any other lake in the world, [6] including at least 700 species of cichlids. [7] The Mozambique portion of the lake was officially declared a reserve by the Government of Mozambique on June 10, 2011, [ 8 ] while in Malawi a portion of the lake is included in Lake Malawi National Park .
Pages in category "Fish of Lake Malawi" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 217 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Diplotaxodon is a small genus of seven formally described, as well as a number of undescribed, deep-water species of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa.These fishes represent a remarkable adaptive radiation of offshore and deep-water adapted fish descended from ancestral shallow water forms.
Cynotilapia afra, the afra cichlid or dogtooth cichlid, is a small species of cichlid fish from Lake Malawi in East Africa, where found in rocky habitats. [2]The genus name roughly translates as dogtooth cichlid (hence its common name) which describes the sharp, conical unicuspid teeth unique to this genus within the Lake Malawi species flock.
Nkhata Bay is a port visited by the MV Ilala steamship, a boat which travels up Lake Malawi from Monkey Bay in southern Malawi, to Chilumba in the north, via Likoma Island and Chizumulu. In July 2006, plans were announced to "rehabilitate" Nkhata Bay port, and to re-establish a ferry service between Nkhata Bay and Mbamba Bay in Tanzania. [ 17 ]
Fish of Lake Malawi (217 P) Pages in category "Fauna of Lake Malawi" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Oreochromis karongae is a critically endangered species of cichlid that is endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe, and upper and middle Shire River in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. [1] This species is important to local commercial fisheries, [2] but has declined drastically due to overfishing. [1] It can reach a total length of 42 centimetres ...