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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. [6] [7] It is the world's longest freshwater lake. [6]
The natural habitat of this snail is freshwater lakes. [1] Tanganyicia rufofilosa lives in depths 5–25 metres (16–82 ft) on silty and sandy bottoms, in high population densities. [1] The females are viviparous. [4] In 1996, this was considered an Endangered Species. [1] Its survival is threatened mainly by sedimentation. [1]
The genus is the only evolutionary radiation of crabs to have occurred in a freshwater lake, and it occurred recently, probably since the Pliocene. [2] This parallels the better known radiation of cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika. [3] Only one other species of freshwater crab is found in Lake Tanganyika, Potamonautes platynotus. [2]
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]
Fish of Lake Tanganyika (104 P) S. Snails of Lake Tanganyika (13 P) Pages in category "Fauna of Lake Tanganyika" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 ...
Florida's aquatic ecosystem will be undergoing some major changes, and it's all thanks to research done by a 13-year-old. While fishing with her marine biologist father, The Palm Beach Post ...
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.
The air is thick and sticky as Kominoski, a Florida International University professor, pushes a rod to secure a tube that collects timed and continuous water samples that will help his team investigate the impacts of climate change and freshwater flows in this unique, sensitive ecosystem.