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Haplochromis are open water fish from Lake Malawi.
We will start with general information about Lake Malawi.
Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa, and Lago Niassa in Mozambique), is the most southerly lake in the East African Rift valley system. The lake, third largest in Africa and ninth largest in the world, is situated between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. It is also the second deepest lake in Africa but its placid nature at its northerly shore gives no hint of this feature. The lake's tropical waters teem with more fish species than any other lake on Earth.
Lake Malawi is between 560[1] and 579 km long[2] and is 75 km wide at its widest point; its total surface area is approximately 29,600 km².[1] The lake is bordered by western Mozambique, eastern Malawi, and southern Tanzania. Its largest tributary is the Ruhuhu and its outlet is the Shire River, a tributary of the Zambezi.[2]
Lake Malawi lies in the rift valley formed by the East African Rift where the African tectonic plate is splitting in two. This is called a divergent plate boundary. The lake itself is approximately 40,000 years old.[1]
It is approximately 350km south east of Lake Tanganyika.
[FONT="]The water in [/FONT][FONT="]Lake Malawi[/FONT][FONT="] is typically alkaline with a pH of 7.7 8.6, a carbonate hardness of 107 142 mg L-1 and a conductivity of 210 285 µS cm-1. The lake water is generally warm, having a surface temperature that ranges from 24 29 °C (75 84 °F) and a deep level temperature of 22 °C (71.6 °F).[/FONT]
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Haplochromis are open water fish from Lake Malawi.
We will start with general information about Lake Malawi.
Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa, Lake Nyassa, Lake Niassa, and Lago Niassa in Mozambique), is the most southerly lake in the East African Rift valley system. The lake, third largest in Africa and ninth largest in the world, is situated between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. It is also the second deepest lake in Africa but its placid nature at its northerly shore gives no hint of this feature. The lake's tropical waters teem with more fish species than any other lake on Earth.
Lake Malawi is between 560[1] and 579 km long[2] and is 75 km wide at its widest point; its total surface area is approximately 29,600 km².[1] The lake is bordered by western Mozambique, eastern Malawi, and southern Tanzania. Its largest tributary is the Ruhuhu and its outlet is the Shire River, a tributary of the Zambezi.[2]
Lake Malawi lies in the rift valley formed by the East African Rift where the African tectonic plate is splitting in two. This is called a divergent plate boundary. The lake itself is approximately 40,000 years old.[1]
It is approximately 350km south east of Lake Tanganyika.
[FONT="]The water in [/FONT][FONT="]Lake Malawi[/FONT][FONT="] is typically alkaline with a pH of 7.7 8.6, a carbonate hardness of 107 142 mg L-1 and a conductivity of 210 285 µS cm-1. The lake water is generally warm, having a surface temperature that ranges from 24 29 °C (75 84 °F) and a deep level temperature of 22 °C (71.6 °F).[/FONT]
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