Lake Tanganyika from space,
June 1985
Lake Tanganyika is large lake in the Great Rift Valley of central Africa. The lake is divided between four countries – Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Tanzania and Zambia. It is the longest fresh water lake in the world and the second deepest.
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Lake Tanganyika eastern Shore in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma Region, Tanzania
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Clear water lake on Lake Tanganyika in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma Region, Tanzania
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A biologist collecting samples in 2020 in the murky waters of Lake Tanganyika for a study on the diet adaptations of cichlid fishes to better understand their evolution and speciation.
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One of the many Tanganyika cichlids is Neolamprologus brichardi. The complex behaviors of this species and its close relative N. pulcher have been studied in detail
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The Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus) is the only member of its genus
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The shell of the endemic thalassoid freshwater snail Tiphobia horei with its elaborate shape and spines.
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Fishing Boat in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma District
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Water in Kagongo Ward, Kigoma District
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Bathybatini (E): Bathybates ferox is benthic and piscivorous, but the genus also includes pelagic species. The tribe is sometimes split in three, others being Hemibatini and Trematocarini
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Benthochromini (E): Benthochromis horii was scientifically described in 2008, but has often been misidentifed as B. tricoti
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Boulengerochromini (E): Boulengerochromis microlepis is one of the world's largest cichlids and only member of its tribe
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Cyphotilapiini (E): Cyphotilapia frontosa, one of only two similar species in the tribe
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Cyprichromini (E): Cyprichromis microlepidotus and other members of this tribe are open-water planktivores
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Eretmodini (E): Eretmodus cyanostictus lives near the bottom in the turbulent, coastal surf zone, like other members of its tribe
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Haplochromini: Astatotilapia burtoni is one of the few Tanganyika species, unlike other African Great Lakes where most belong to this tribe
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Lamprologini (E): Julidochromis marlieri is popular in the aquarium trade where members of the genus are known as "Julies"
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Limnochromini (E): Gnathochromis permaxillaris is a zooplanktivore with an unusual protractile mouth
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Perissodini (E): Perissodus microlepis, a specialized scale-eating species
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Tilapiini: Oreochromis tanganicae is one of the most common coastal species found in local fish markets
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Tropheini (E): Tropheus moorii ("red" Chimba morph) is highly variable and the taxonomy of some of the morphs is questionable
See also
In Spanish: Lago Tanganica para niños