Freshwater fishes
542 species, each with the water it needs, who it gets along with, and where it comes from. Find one, or browse by family, genus or river.
Tropheus moorii
Lake Tanganyika: shallow rocky shorelines (many local colour forms) · lake
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: Bobby 111 (?), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Cichlids · LabeotropheusLC
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Labeotropheus trewavasae
Lake Malawi: algae-covered rocky shores and islands, many localities · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: Jutta234, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chindongo saulosi
Lake Malawi: Taiwan Reef only, ~9 km NW of Chizumulu Island, Malawi · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: Gerard Delany, CC BY-SA 4.0
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