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Lake Malawi is noted for being the site of evolutionary radiations among several groups of animals, most notably cichlid fish. [58] There are at least 700 cichlid species in Lake Malawi, [7] with some estimating that the actual figure is as high as 1,000 species.
Lake Malawi is in the Great Rift Valley. The lake is 500 m (1,640 ft) above sea level and, with a depth of 700 m (2,300 ft) in places, is one of the deepest lakes in the world. [1] Lake Malawi National Park consists of approximately 95 km 2 (37 sq mi) of land and water at the southern
The five largest islands belonging to the Italian state are, in order of size: Sicily (25,707 km 2 or 9,926 sq mi) Sardinia (24,090 km 2 or 9,300 sq mi) Elba (223 km 2 or 86 sq mi) Sant'Antioco (108.9 km 2 or 42.0 sq mi) Pantelleria (83 km 2 or 32 sq mi). Other islands belonging to Italy are grouped into the following archipelagos:
Mumbo Island is an island within Lake Malawi National Park, located in the Mangochi District of the Central Region, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of the capital Lilongwe. It has no permanent settlement but is home to Mumbo Camp, an ecoboutique camp (i.e. an ecotourism boutique hotel ).
The Malawi eyebiter (Dimidiochromis compressiceps) is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. This predatory cichlid is found in Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe, and the upper Shire River within East Africa.
Malawi Cichlid. Cichlidea sp. Camera manufacturer: Canon: Camera model: Canon EOS 60D: Exposure time: 1/25 sec (0.04) F-number: f/5.6: ISO speed rating: 3,200: Date and time of data generation: 12:39, 29 July 2016: Lens focal length: 96 mm: Horizontal resolution: 240 dpi: Vertical resolution: 240 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6. ...
Nimbochromis is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids mostly endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. They are known as sleeper cichlids or kaligono ("sleepers" in Chichewa ) due to their unique hunting behaviour.
Nimbochromis livingstonii, Livingston's cichlid or (locally) [clarification needed] kalingono, is a freshwater mouthbrooding cichlid native to Lake Malawi, an African Rift Lake. It is also found in the upper Shire River and Lake Malombe. They are found in inshore areas of the lake over sandy substrates. [2]