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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Adult Male Ocean Coral Trout (Plectropomus laevis) on the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. This fish reaches 1.5 meters and has been severely overfished in its range. This specimen is being cleaned by tiny shrimp and two species of cleaner wrasse, the Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) and the larger Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides bicolor).
    MPO02364.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_Malawi105.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_Malawi101.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_Malawi100.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_Malawi103.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
  • 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_Malawi099.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_Malawi102.jpg
  • Endangered Red Grouper, Epinephelus morio, in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    MPOSVCZ460.jpg
  • A Red Grouper, Epinephelus morio, swims over a coral reef offshore Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Red_Grouper_Palm_Beach_Florida02.jpg
  • A Red Grouper, Epinephelus morio, swims over a coral reef offshore Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Red_Grouper_Palm_Beach_Florida01.jpg
  • Captive Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) held in a pen in Boston Bay in Port Lincoln, Australia. Port Lincoln is the major hub for Southern Bluefin Tuna fishing in Australia. The species is considered critically endangered.
    MPO006448.jpg
  • Endangered Red Grouper, Epinephelus morio, in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    MPOSVDA461.jpg
  • Fishermen work their nets to catch fish for food along the coastline of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. Fishing pressure has drastically diminished stocks of endemic cichlids and catfish that exist nowhere else on earth.
    MPO_Fishermen_Lake_Malawi_Africa01.jpg
  • Fishermen in Tulamben, Bali, landing their jukungs on the beach in late afternoon. The jukung is the traditional fishing vessel in Bali, Indonesia. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO02349.jpg
  • Captive Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) held in a pen in Boston Bay in Port Lincoln, Australia. Port Lincoln is the major hub for Southern Bluefin Tuna fishing in Australia. The species is considered critically endangered.
    MPO006590.jpg
  • Captive Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) held in a pen in Boston Bay in Port Lincoln, Australia. Port Lincoln is the major hub for Southern Bluefin Tuna fishing in Australia. The species is considered critically endangered.
    MPO006256.jpg
  • Endangered Red Grouper, Epinephelus morio, in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    MPOSVDB462.jpg
  • Captive Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) held in a pen in Boston Bay in Port Lincoln, Australia. Port Lincoln is the major hub for Southern Bluefin Tuna fishing in Australia. The species is considered critically endangered.
    MPO006008.jpg
  • Endangered Red Grouper, Epinephelus morio, in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
    MPOSVDG467.jpg
  • A male Petrotilapia sp. swims near the a rocky reef near Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Petrotilapia_Likoma_Lake_Malawi_...jpg
  • Nests of the predatory Dimidiochromis kiwinge resemble a large crater. Males remain inside and try to entice females to enter and breed.
    MPO_Dimidiochromis_kiwinge_fish_cich...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
  • 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
  • Pseudotropheus elongatus, a common mbuna found on rocky reefs around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Pseudotropheus_elongatus_Likoma_...jpg
  • Pseudrotropheus elongatus (pair on right), a common mbuna found on rocky reefs around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Pseudotropheus_elongatus_Likoma_...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 male Electric Blue Hap, Sciaenochromis fryeri, hunts in the shallows of Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi.
    MPO_Electric_Blue_Hap_Sciaenochromis...jpg
  • A male white morph Metriaclima sp. Zebra Cichlid swims near a rocky reef in Lilkoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Metriaclima_mbuna_zebra_cichlid_...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 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
  • A male Metriaclima sp. Zebra Cichlid swims near a rocky reef in Lilkoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mbuna_Metriaclima_zebra_Likoma_L...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
  • Fish market in Bali, Indonesia, with a selection of marine tropical fish for sale to primarily lower income buyers.
    MPO00044.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 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 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 male white morph Metriaclima sp. Zebra Cichlid swims near a rocky reef in Lilkoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Metriaclima_zebra_cichlid_Lake_M...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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • MPO_Fishermen_Lake_Malawi_Africa02.jpg
  • MPO_Fishermen_Lake_Malawi_Africa03.jpg
  • A female Chindongo heteropictus swims in the rocky shallows of Makulawe, a rocky outpost north of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Chindongo_heteropictus_Lake_Mala...jpg
  • A female Chindongo heteropictus swims in the rocky shallows of Makulawe, a rocky outpost north of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Chindongo_heteropictus_Lake_Mala...jpg
  • Nests of the predatory Dimidiochromis kiwinge resemble a large crater. Males remain inside and try to entice females to enter and breed.
    MPO_Dimidiochromis_kiwinge_fish_cich...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
  • 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.
    Tyrannochromis_nigriventer_Cichlid_L...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
  • A fisherman tends his nets on the beach in Chizimulu Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Fisherman_Chizimulu_Island_Malaw...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
  • Pseudotropheus elongatus, a common mbuna found on rocky reefs around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Pseudotropheus_elongatus_Likoma_...jpg
  • Pseudotropheus elongatus, a common mbuna found on rocky reefs around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Pseudotropheus_elongatus_Likoma_...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
  • 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
  • MPO_Dimidiochromis kiwinge_fry_Lake_...jpg
  • A male Electric Blue Hap, Sciaenochromis fryeri, hunts in the shallows of Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi.
    MPO_Electric_Blue_Hap_Sciaenochromis...jpg
  • A male Electric Blue Hap, Sciaenochromis fryeri, hunts in the shallows of Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi.
    MPO_Electric_Blue_Hap_Sciaenochromis...jpg
  • A male Electric Blue Hap, Sciaenochromis fryeri, hunts in the shallows of Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi.
    MPO_Electric_Blue_Hap_Sciaenochromis...jpg
  • A male Electric Blue Hap, Sciaenochromis fryeri, hunts in the shallows of Masimbwe Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi.
    MPO_Electric_Blue_Hap_Sciaenochromis...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
  • 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
  • A male white morph Metriaclima sp. Zebra Cichlid swims near a rocky reef in Lilkoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Metriaclima_zebra_cichlid_Lake_M...jpg
  • The shallow habitat at Makulawe on the north end of Likoma Island shows the rock dwelling cichids' preferred habitat.
    MPO_Lake_Malawi_Makulawe_African_cic...jpg
  • 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.
    MPO_Metriaclima_orange_blotch_Taiwan...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
  • 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
  • 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
  • A scuba diver swims along the rocky shores of Lake Malawi, one of the largest and deepest lakes in the world and home to over 1,000 species of cichlids that exist nowhere else on Earth. Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_african_cichlid_Scuba_diver_Lake...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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • A male Metriaclima sp. Zebra Cichlid swims near a rocky reef in Lilkoma Island, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa.
    MPO_Mbuna_Metriaclima_zebra_Likoma_L...jpg
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