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  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Critically endangered Chindongo saulosi swim at Taiwan Reef, an underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This tiny fish (3 inches TL) has been victim to excessive collecting for the aquarium trade and now finds itself on the brink of exctintion. Yellow fish are female and / or juveniles, while the blue / black individuals are males.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
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  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Peacock Cichlid, Aulonocara hueseri, swims in the 40ft range at Masimbwe and courts nearby females.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Aerial drone image of Mango Drift Resort on the western shore of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mango_Drift_LakeMalawi_cichlid26.jpg
  • Aerial drone image of Mango Drift Resort on the western shore of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mango_Drift_LakeMalawi_cichlid22.jpg
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  • Labeotropheus fuelleborni male photographed at an undisclosed location with a rare color mutation known in the aquarium trade as OB (for orange blotch) or MC (for marmalade cat). In the wild, only male mbuna (rockfish) display this mutation, with only one male out of hundreds having it. They are in great demand in the aquarium hobby and are collected unsustainably and sold by unscrupulous collectors to hobbyists in Europe, North America and Asia.
    MPO_Labeotropheus_fuelleborni_lake_m...jpg
  • Labeotropheus fuelleborni male photographed at an undisclosed location with a rare color mutation known in the aquarium trade as OB (for orange blotch) or MC (for marmalade cat). In the wild, only male mbuna (rockfish) display this mutation, with only one male out of hundreds having it. They are in great demand in the aquarium hobby and are collected unsustainably and sold by unscrupulous collectors to hobbyists in Europe, North America and Asia.
    MPO_Labeotropheus_fuelleborni_lake_m...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • A diver retrieves a ghost net caught on rocks at a depth of 150 ft. near Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi. The net costs approximately $500, about six months of income for the fishermen, who don't know how to swim and go out on the lake every day lacking safety equipment — all to provide protein to their families who live on villages along the beaches of nearby Likoma Island, Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
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  • Male Copadichromis borleyi photographed Taiwan Reef, Lake Malawi
    MPO_Malawi191762022.jpg
  • A male Protomelas "steveni taiwan" patrols his territory in remote Taiwan Reef, an isolated underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • M. zebra male photographed at an undisclosed location with a rare color mutation known in the aquarium trade as OB (for orange blotch) or MC (for marmalade cat). In the wild, only male mbuna (rockfish) display this mutation, with only one male out of hundreds having it. They are in great demand in the aquarium hobby and are collected unsustainably and sold by unscrupulous collectors to hobbyists in Europe, North America and Asia.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • M. zebra male photographed at an undisclosed location with a rare color mutation known in the aquarium trade as OB (for orange blotch) or MC (for marmalade cat). In the wild, only male mbuna (rockfish) display this mutation, with only one male out of hundreds having it. They are in great demand in the aquarium hobby and are collected unsustainably and sold by unscrupulous collectors to hobbyists in Europe, North America and Asia.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis sp. retrieves her fry in the face of danger at Mawimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. The vast majority—more than 1,000 species— of fish found in this very special lake are cichlids, small colorful fish that over millennia evolved to fill every ecological niche in the lake and developed a clever parenting technique—mouthbrooding—to make sure that as many young as possible survive to adulthood.<br />
, retrieves her young fry, which swim into her mouth for protection. This species is just one of more than 1,000 cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi that are known as maternal mouth brooders. After fertilization, the female holds the eggs and later young in her mouth for approximately three weeks. During this period, she abstains from eating and dedicates herself to her fry until they are large enough to fend for themselves.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Likoma Island, Malawi sustenance fishermen retrieve their net and divide the catch of fish among fellow villagers.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Likoma Island, Malawi sustenance fishermen retrieve their net and divide the catch of fish among fellow villagers.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Male Cynotilapia zebroides "Red Top" ; photographed in Ndumbi Rocks, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi,
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Male Copadichromis borleyi photographed Taiwan Reef, Lake Malawi
    MPO_borleyi_hap_LakeMalawi_Africa23.jpg
  • A Bumble Bee Cichlid, Pseudotropheus crabro, swims near the rocks of Masimbwe Island in Lake Malawi. This species is popular in the aquarium trade and bred by the thousands by commercial breeders.
    MPO_Crabro_mbuna_LakeMalawi_Africa22.jpg
  • Aerial drone image of Mango Drift Resort on the western shore of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mango_Drift_LakeMalawi_cichlid28.jpg
  • Aerial drone image of Mango Drift Resort on the western shore of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mango_Drift_LakeMalawi_cichlid25.jpg
  • Aerial drone image of Mango Drift Resort on the western shore of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mango_Drift_LakeMalawi_cichlid23.jpg
  • Aerial drone image of Mango Drift Resort on the western shore of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mango_Drift_LakeMalawi_cichlid24.jpg
  • A Petrotilapia flaviventris swims along a deep reef near Chiwi Rocks, located east of Chizimulu Island.
    MPO_Petrotilapia_lake_malawi29June 2...jpg
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  • A Petrotilapia flaviventris swims along a deep reef near Chiwi Rocks, located east of Chizimulu Island.
    MPO_Petrotilapia_lake_malawi22July 0...jpg
  • MPO_Nimbochromis_polystigma_lake_mal...jpg
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  • A female Nimbochromis polystigma guards her young fry in her mouth in the shallows of Masimbwe Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Nimbochromis_polystigma_lake_mal...jpg
  • Labeotropheus fuelleborni male photographed at an undisclosed location with a rare color mutation known in the aquarium trade as OB (for orange blotch) or MC (for marmalade cat). In the wild, only male mbuna (rockfish) display this mutation, with only one male out of hundreds having it. They are in great demand in the aquarium hobby and are collected unsustainably and sold by unscrupulous collectors to hobbyists in Europe, North America and Asia.
    MPO_Labeotropheus_fuelleborni_lake_m...jpg
  • Labeotropheus fuelleborni male photographed at an undisclosed location with a rare color mutation known in the aquarium trade as OB (for orange blotch) or MC (for marmalade cat). In the wild, only male mbuna (rockfish) display this mutation, with only one male out of hundreds having it. They are in great demand in the aquarium hobby and are collected unsustainably and sold by unscrupulous collectors to hobbyists in Europe, North America and Asia.
    MPO_Labeotropheus_fuelleborni_lake_m...jpg
  • Labeotropheus fuelleborni male photographed at an undisclosed location with a rare color mutation known in the aquarium trade as OB (for orange blotch) or MC (for marmalade cat). In the wild, only male mbuna (rockfish) display this mutation, with only one male out of hundreds having it. They are in great demand in the aquarium hobby and are collected unsustainably and sold by unscrupulous collectors to hobbyists in Europe, North America and Asia.
    MPO_Labeotropheus_fuelleborni_lake_m...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Male Mchenga thinos courts females and fights off males in the sandy shallows of Masimbwe, a small island south of Likoma Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mchenga_thinos_Lake_Malawi_Masim...jpg
  • Drone photograph of the northern section of Likoma Island, showing the rocky habitat that continues underwater and is home to hundreds of cichlid species found nowhere else on earth.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A diver retrieves a ghost net caught on rocks at a depth of 150 ft. near Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi. The net costs approximately $500, about six months of income for the fishermen, who don't know how to swim and go out on the lake every day lacking safety equipment — all to provide protein to their families who live on villages along the beaches of nearby Likoma Island, Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A diver retrieves a ghost net caught on rocks at a depth of 150 ft. near Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi. The net costs approximately $500, about six months of income for the fishermen, who don't know how to swim and go out on the lake every day lacking safety equipment — all to provide protein to their families who live on villages along the beaches of nearby Likoma Island, Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A diver retrieves a ghost net caught on rocks at a depth of 150 ft. near Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi. The net costs approximately $500, about six months of income for the fishermen, who don't know how to swim and go out on the lake every day lacking safety equipment — all to provide protein to their families who live on villages along the beaches of nearby Likoma Island, Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A diver retrieves a ghost net caught on rocks at a depth of 150 ft. near Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi. The net costs approximately $500, about six months of income for the fishermen, who don't know how to swim and go out on the lake every day lacking safety equipment — all to provide protein to their families who live on villages along the beaches of nearby Likoma Island, Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A diver retrieves a ghost net caught on rocks at a depth of 150 ft. near Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi. The net costs approximately $500, about six months of income for the fishermen, who don't know how to swim and go out on the lake every day lacking safety equipment — all to provide protein to their families who live on villages along the beaches of nearby Likoma Island, Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A diver retrieves a ghost net caught on rocks at a depth of 150 ft. near Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi. The net costs approximately $500, about six months of income for the fishermen, who don't know how to swim and go out on the lake every day lacking safety equipment — all to provide protein to their families who live on villages along the beaches of nearby Likoma Island, Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A diver retrieves a ghost net caught on rocks at a depth of 150 ft. near Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi. The net costs approximately $500, about six months of income for the fishermen, who don't know how to swim and go out on the lake every day lacking safety equipment — all to provide protein to their families who live on villages along the beaches of nearby Likoma Island, Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A diver retrieves a ghost net caught on rocks at a depth of 150 ft. near Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi. The net costs approximately $500, about six months of income for the fishermen, who don't know how to swim and go out on the lake every day lacking safety equipment — all to provide protein to their families who live on villages along the beaches of nearby Likoma Island, Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
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  • Ndumbi Rocks, situated on the north end of Likoma Island, is home to a large variety of endemic cichlids. Rock dwelling mbuna feed on both the algae growing on the rocks and tiny plankton drifting in the mild current.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Male Copadichromis borleyi photographed Taiwan Reef, Lake Malawi
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • A male Protomelas "steveni taiwan" patrols his territory in remote Taiwan Reef, an isolated underwater pinnacle in northern Lake Malawi.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Peacock Cichlid, Aulonocara hueseri, swims in the 40ft range at Masimbwe and courts nearby females.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Peacock Cichlid, Aulonocara hueseri, swims in the 40ft range at Masimbwe and courts nearby females.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Peacock Cichlid, Aulonocara hueseri, swims in the 40ft range at Masimbwe and courts nearby females.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Peacock Cichlid, Aulonocara hueseri, swims in the 40ft range at Masimbwe and courts nearby females.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • M. zebra male photographed at an undisclosed location with a rare color mutation known in the aquarium trade as OB (for orange blotch) or MC (for marmalade cat). In the wild, only male mbuna (rockfish) display this mutation, with only one male out of hundreds having it. They are in great demand in the aquarium hobby and are collected unsustainably and sold by unscrupulous collectors to hobbyists in Europe, North America and Asia.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
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