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  • Male Dusky Jawfish (Opistognathus whitehurstii) incubating eggs in his mouth. This species is known as a paternal mouthbrooder. After spawning, the male will pick up the female's eggs in keep them in his mouth for a period of 7-10 days in order to give the embryos a greater chance of survival. Photo taken in the Lake Worth Lagoon, an estuary near the Palm Beach Inlet in Palm Beach County, FL.
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  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
  • A female Buccochromis heterotaenia, one of the largest predatory cichlids in Lake Malawi, guards and mouthbroods her fry on a deep reef near Makulawe, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Buccochromis_heterotaenia_mouthb...jpg
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  • Placidochromis johnstoni fry swim in the protection of aquatic plants near the western shore of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...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.
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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.
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  • Placidochromis johnstoni fry swim in the protection of aquatic plants near the western shore of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_African_Cichlid_2022...jpg
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim near the rocks of Masimbwe Island while their mother hovers nearby, chasing away predators.
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
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  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, 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_Dimidiochromis_kiwinge_mouthbroo...jpg
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim near the rocks of Masimbwe Island while their mother hovers nearby, chasing away predators.
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
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  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim near the rocks of Masimbwe Island while their mother hovers nearby, chasing away predators.
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim among the fingers of photographer Michael Patrick O'Neill's left hand at Masimbwe Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim among the fingers of photographer Michael Patrick O'Neill's left hand at Masimbwe Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim near the rocks of Masimbwe Island while their mother hovers nearby, chasing away predators.
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim among the fingers of photographer Michael Patrick O'Neill's left hand at Masimbwe Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
  • Metriaclima aurora, one of the most colorful mbuna, or rockfish, endemic to Lake Malawi, especially around Likoma Island.
    MPO_Auroraa_lake_malawi28June 23, 20...jpg
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  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, 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_Dimidiochromis_kiwinge_mouthbroo...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, 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_Dimidiochromis_kiwinge_mouthbroo...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
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim among the fingers of photographer Michael Patrick O'Neill's left hand at Masimbwe Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim among the fingers of photographer Michael Patrick O'Neill's left hand at Masimbwe Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim near the rocks of Masimbwe Island while their mother hovers nearby, chasing away predators.
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, 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_Dimidiochromis_kiwinge_mouthbroo...jpg
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim near the rocks of Masimbwe Island while their mother hovers nearby, chasing away predators.
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
  • A Petrotilapia flaviventris swims along a deep reef near Chiwi Rocks, located east of Chizimulu Island.
    MPO_Petrotilapia_lake_malawi29June 2...jpg
  • Young fry of Dimidiochromis kiwinge swim near the rocks of Masimbwe Island while their mother hovers nearby, chasing away predators.
    MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
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  • Male Randall's Jawfish (Opistoghathus randalli) incubating clutch of eggs in his mouth. He will release the tiny fry after about 10 days of incubation.
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  • Nests of the predatory Dimidiochromis kiwinge resemble a large crater. Males remain inside and try to entice females to enter and breed.
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  • A male Metriaclima sp. Zebra Cichlid swims near Taiwanee Reef, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This coloration for males is unusual and in the aquarium trade is referred to Marmalade Cat or OB for Orange Blotched.
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  • Male Protomelas sp. in full breeding coloration photographed at Taiwanee Reef north of Chizimulu Island in Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Protomelas_Taiwanee_Reef_Lake Ma...jpg
  • Two male Cynotilapia zebroides fight over territory and females near a rocky reef at Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. Red Top color morph
    MPO_Mbuna_Cynotilapia_zebroides_Liko...jpg
  • Pseudotropheus elongatus, a common mbuna or rock-dwelling cichlid found on rocky reefs around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Pseudotropheus_elongatus_Likoma_...jpg
  • The shallow rocky underwater habitat around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, is the home of hundreds of species of cichlids, adapted to fill every niche in the lake's ecosystem.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_underwater_Likoma_ci...jpg
  • A male white morph Metriaclima sp. Zebra Cichlid swims near a rocky reef in Lilkoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
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  • Fishermen sort their catch at sunset on the shores of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi. Overfishing is one of the main threats to the endmic fish that live in Lake Malawi.
    MPO_Fishermen_Likoma_Island_Lake_Mal...jpg
  • A female Metriaclima sp. Zebra Cichlid swims near Taiwanee Reef, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This orange blotched color pattern is very common at this location.
    MPO_Metriaclima_orange_blotch_Taiwan...jpg
  • Male Copadichromis borleyi in full breeding coloration photographed at Taiwanee Reef north of Chizimulu Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_african_cichlid_Copadichromis_bo...jpg
  • The shallow rocky underwater habitat around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, is the home of hundreds of species of cichlids, adapted to fill every niche in the lake's ecosystem.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_underwater_Likoma_ci...jpg
  • The shallow rocky underwater habitat around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, is the home of hundreds of species of cichlids, adapted to fill every niche in the lake's ecosystem.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_underwater_Likoma_ci...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis nigriventer protects her young fry near Maswimbwe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
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  • Male Copadichromis borleyi in full breeding coloration photographed at Taiwanee Reef north of Chizimulu Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_african_cichlid_Copadichromis_bo...jpg
  • A dominant male Pseudotropheus perileucos swims in the shallows of Likoma Island near Mango Drift. This small rock dwelling cichlid, or mbuna, lives among the rocky terrain and spends his time protecting his territory and luring females to it.
    MPO_Pseudotropheus_perileucos_Likoma...jpg
  • A female Tyrannochromis nigriventer protects her young fry near Maswimbwe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    Tyrannochromis_nigriventer_Cichlid_L...jpg
  • A male Electric Blue Hap, Sciaenochromis fryeri, hunts in the shallows of Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi.
    MPO_Electric_Blue_Hap_Sciaenochromis...jpg
  • Dominant male Melanochromis sp. patrols a deep reef offshore Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Africa. This species is omnivorous and feeds on algae, plankton, invertebrates and even the fry of much larger predators.
    MPO_Melanochromis_mbuna_cihclid_Lake...jpg
  • A dominant male Pseudotropheus perileucos swims in the shallows of Likoma Island near Mango Drift. This small rock dwelling cichlid, or mbuna, lives among the rocky terrain and spends his time protecting his territory and luring females to it.
    MPO_Pseudotropheus_perileucos_Likoma...jpg
  • The shallow rocky underwater habitat around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, is the home of hundreds of species of cichlids, adapted to fill every niche in the lake's ecosystem.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_underwater_Likoma_ci...jpg
  • A male Tyrannochromis nigriventer, in full breeding coloration, swims near a deep reef offshore Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    Tyrannochromis_nigriventer_Cichlid_L...jpg
  • Found only in one small rocky reef in Lake Malawi, Chindongo saulosi, a gorgeous rock dwelling cichlid, is practically extinct in the wild due to unscrupulous tropical fish collectors raping the location to supply fish to hobbyists. Efforts to restock the reef with captive raised fish have not yet produced conclusive results.
    MPO_Chindongo_saulosi_Lake_Malawi_mb...jpg
  • A female Dimidiochromis kiwinge, 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_Dimidiochromis_kiwinge_mouthbroo...jpg
  • Male Copadichromis borleyi in full breeding coloration photographed at Taiwanee Reef north of Chizimulu Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_african_cichlid_Copadichromis_bo...jpg
  • A dominant male Pseudotropheus perileucos swims in the shallows of Likoma Island near Mango Drift. This small rock dwelling cichlid, or mbuna, lives among the rocky terrain and spends his time protecting his territory and luring females to it.
    MPO_Pseudotropheus_perileucos_Likoma...jpg
  • A dominant male Pseudotropheus perileucos swims in the shallows of Likoma Island near Mango Drift. This small rock dwelling cichlid, or mbuna, lives among the rocky terrain and spends his time protecting his territory and luring females to it.
    MPO_Pseudotropheus_perileucos_Likoma...jpg
  • The shallow rocky underwater habitat around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, is the home of hundreds of species of cichlids, adapted to fill every niche in the lake's ecosystem.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_underwater_Likoma_ci...jpg
  • A male Cynotilapia zebroides swims near a rocky reef at Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. Red Top color morph
    MPO_Mbuna_Cynotilapia_zebroides_Liko...jpg
  • The shallow rocky underwater habitat around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, is the home of hundreds of species of cichlids, adapted to fill every niche in the lake's ecosystem.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_underwater_Likoma_ci...jpg
  • A fresh catch of assorted cichlid species dries in the hot sun in Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Likoma_Lake_Malawi_cichlid_fishi...jpg
  • Pseudotropheus elongatus, a common mbuna found on rocky reefs around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Pseudotropheus_elongatus_Likoma_...jpg
  • A female Kapango, Bagrus meridionalis, a large endemic catfish found in Lake Malawi, rests in a cave at Masimbwe Island. This species, considered a delicacy and a major source of protein for coastal communities, is overfished in many parts of the lake.
    MPO_Kapango_Catfish_Lake_Malawi104.jpg
  • An orange morph  female Metriaclima sp. Zebra Cichlid swims inside a cave at Makulawe on the north end of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi.
    MPO_Metriaclima_zebra_cichlid_Lake_M...jpg
  • Fishermen sort their catch at sunset on the shores of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi. Overfishing is one of the main threats to the endmic fish that live in Lake Malawi.
    MPO_Fishermen_Likoma_Island_Lake_Mal...jpg
  • A female Metriaclima sp. Zebra Cichlid swims near Taiwanee Reef, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. This orange blotched color pattern is very common at this location.
    MPO_Metriaclima_orange_blotch_Taiwan...jpg
  • Male Copadichromis borleyi in full breeding coloration photographed at Taiwanee Reef north of Chizimulu Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_african_cichlid_Copadichromis_bo...jpg
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