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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 world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal ...
Ctenochromis horei is ubiquitous within the Lake Tanganyika basin where it occurs over both rock and sand substrates, but shows a preference for habitats with a soft substrate on which grows a sward of aquatic grasses. This is a species of shallow water species along the lakeshore and in the lower reaches of the tributary rivers.
The species is found only in Lake Tanganyika, restricted to rocky substrates (rubble or slabs) in the northern portion of the lake. It occurs to a depth of 30 m. Three subpopulations are distinguished in different parts of the lake: "Maswa", "Karilani Island", and "Kigoma". [1] [2]
The length of this process should depend upon a combination of depth and sedimentation rate. Moss [7] gives the example of Lake Tanganyika, which reaches a depth of 1500 m and has a sedimentation rate of 0.5 mm/yr. Assuming that sedimentation is not influenced by anthropogenic factors, this system should go extinct in approximately 3 million ...
Of the African cichlids, the West African or Lake Tanganyika cichlids are the most basal. [71] [76] Cichlids' common ancestor is believed to have been a spit-spawning species. [77] Both Madagascar and Indian cichlids retain this feature. However, of the African cichlids, all extant substrate brooding species originate solely from Lake Tanganyika.
Telmatochromis temporalis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where they areas with rocky substrates usually at depths of from 5 to 10 metres (16 to 33 ft) though occasionally down to 20 metres (66 ft).
Neolamprologus leleupi (lemon cichlid) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it occurs throughout the lake. It is a recess-dweller, inhabiting cracks and crevices. It feeds on invertebrates living in the rich biocover of the substrate.
The fourspine cichlid (Neolamprologus tetracanthus) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it lives in areas with sandy substrates. In addition to feeding on other fishes and insect larvae, this species is specialized to suck molluscs from their shells.