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THIS P Kevin Archibald, Keith Patford, THIS P Ph/fax: 9560 7472 © Copyright, Victorian Cichlid Danny Genovese, Daryl Hutchins and SocietyE-mail: Inc victoriancic2006 [email protected] McCormick. Anyone wishing to reprint material from `The Cichlid Monthly’ for non-commercial purposes,Or may go do toso HONORARYour website: MEMBER: (unless the item is copyright by the author) provided Max Davenport. due credit is given to the author and `TCM’ and one copy of the relevant publication is forwarded to the FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY: author, care of the Secretary. Enquiries re the use of Graham Rowe. material in othercichlids.web.comcichlids.web.com publications may be directed to [email protected] . PUBLIC OFFICER: David Green. cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com © 18 cichlids.web.com 2 xiv +388pages. Halfway House,South Africa; Southern BookPublishers, fishes ofsouthern Africa. plete guidetothefreshwater com- Skelton, P.H. 1993. A 2280. Society LondonB,267, 2273- Proceedings oftheRoyal Malawi pelagiccichlids. sympatric speciationof Lake ulation structureindicates Carvalho. 2000.Geneticpop- Idid, R.L.Robinson,andG.R. Shaw, P.W., G.F. Turner, M.R. 129-137. Royal SocietyLondonB,270, flock. Proceedingsofthe Lake Victoria cichlidspecies Congolese/Nilotic originofthe pected geneticvariationanda Nuclear markersrevealunex- Seehausen, O.etal.2003. Biology 51,113-135. fish faunas.Systematic African haplochrominecichlid ship tothecentralandEast species flockandits relation- of theLake Tanganyika cichlid Sturmbauer. 2002. Phylogeny or e-mailthe Editoronanysubject raisedherein. Cichlid Society Inc. You are encouragedto write to, Editor of TCM orthecommittee oftheVictorian the authors, andarenotnecessarily thoseofthe Disclaimer: 7.To furtherthe identification, distribution, breeding, maintenanceand 6.To furthertheconservation ofspecies and theirnatural habitats; 5.To promotefellowshipbetweenmembers; 4.To beinvolved intheeducationofgeneral publicwith regardtothebenefits 3.To assist,inany way possible,theestablishment and/ormaintenanceof 2.To gainanddisseminateknowledgeofcichlids, theirhabitsandattributes 1.To promotethekeeping ofcichlids; becoming thefirstspecialist aquarist groupinVictoria.Itsmainaimsare: The VictorianCichlidSocietywas formedbycichlidophilesinMarch1972 thus Aims oftheSociety: Aims oftheSociety: | | | | | | | | |

enjoyment ofspecies intheFamily Cichlidae. animal mismanagement; of fishkeeping (particularly cichlids),andthepotentiallyharmfuleffectsof approved public aquaria; members orexpertsinthefield; local andoverseas magazines,articlesbymembersanddiscussionswith fellow through theuseofslides,films, books,lectures,practical demonstrations, C O N T E N T S 06VSClna ...... Calendar 2006 VCS Meeting Details...... h atWr ...... LastWord The ...... Meeting thePrevious Minutes of Non-endemic haplochromines...... 12 ...... Profile Member Cichlid ...... American Correspondent Central An ecosystemunderstress...... 4 O S I Opinions expressed hereinarethoseof e al hwClna ...... Pet Table ShowCalendar Fax 9560-7472. [email protected] V Correspondence to: c/- 23Mangana Drive,Mulgrave, Victoria, I C T O R I A N Australia 3170 C C I C H L T I H D E S S S S O E C C I E R T E Y T I A I N R Y C 20 19 11 7 3 3 1 the supper inMelissaKirkham’s unavoidable absence. The meeting adjourned forsupperat 10.29pm.John O’Keefewas thankedfordoing ment to Australia onbecoming an Australian citizen. Daryl Hutchins presentedJohnMcCormick with abarbecueapronforhis commit- week at The nextmeeting willbeheldatthisvenueon 7June. Andreas Kiefer’s. The President announced thattheCommittee meetingwouldbeheldon Friday donated byGreg Lawrence. first andsecond prizesintheraffle. Tony Fergusonwonthelarge jarofboiledlollies Dave Thorn accepted boththe$60Rayonne and$30Boroniavouchers on offer as Pickard, Amelio d’Angelo,GregLawrenceand PatMorris. Door PrizesofPro’s Choice were acceptedbyDave Thorn, JohnMcCormick,Manny Greg Lawrencereportedthat there wasonlyoneentryintheOSIPet Table Show. DVDofthe Mighty Amazon wasthenshown. A unless weencounteredfurther problems. After discussion,itwasdecidedtosend theMaymagazineoutwithJuneissue sterling workoutfront.Geoff Wills wasnotpresenttoaccepthis. presentation wasmadetoDave Thorn and Aussie Magnussenfor their smoothly. A donation. The Presidentthen thankedallthosewhohelpedmaketheauctionrun After ashortbreakbriefminiauction washeld. Andreas Kieferwasthankedforhis also. JohnMcCormickmoved avoteofthankswhichwascarriedbyacclamation. vestitus. This wascomplemented byothermembersrecountingtheirexperiences Graham Rowethengaveabrieftalk onhisexperienceswithNanochromistrans- received onamotionmovedby Tony Fergusonand secondedby Andreas Kiefer. wedding. They haveemailedtheirthanksforthisgesture. The correspondencewas congratulatorycardwassenttoCameron andMelissaKirkhampriortotheirrecent A several forums. ing thefutureoildrillinginLake Tanganyika. John McCormickhasmentionediton Achievement Awards. We willdothis.RobertDoddsentfurtherinformationregard- Districts AS hasaskedustojointlyreviewthefishnamesinBreeders meter hepurchasedattheauction. This hadbeensatisfactorilyresolved.Eastern Daryl Hutchins.CorrespondencewasreceivedfromRobert Tan regardingapH This reportwasacceptedonamotionmovedbyDavidGreen andsecondedby bank balancewas$3938.49 fle, $296.20fromthekitchenandtherewere2newmembers and5renewals. The turnover of$5618. The societyreceived$1189.05 incommission,$136fromtheraf- The Treasurer reportedthatthe Auction finishedat4.10. There were93lots anda and handbookbythePresident. arising. DeanHepperwaswelcomedtothesocietyandpresented withhisbadge accepted. This wassecondedbyDave Thorn andcarried. There wasnobusiness The Secretary readtheminutesandJeff Staude movedamotionthattheybe Committee forthelackofamagazine,butEditorhadbeen andstillwasill. tions andthelackofmagazine.Heapologisedonbehalf oftheEditorand one present.Henotedthatattendancewaslightonduein part tothewintrycondi- The meetingopenedat8.09pmwiththePresidentinchair. Hewelcomedevery- Previously ...ataVCSMeeting Previously ...ataVCSMeeting December November October September August July June May April March February January OSI September November December February October August March June April July May G 18 21 5 AGM No Meeting etn omte oeSo uto r ht Social Photo Art& Auction HomeShow Committee Meeting Pet 2006 2006 but mustmeet thespecialrequirements inJune(dwarfs) and August (pairs). 5dln 597 15 TBA d’line15/9 6 videoHS 15 110 11 4136 2 51471631228110110 n mrcnAnyAfrican AnyAfrican AnyAfrican AnyAfrican PairsAfrican* Any American AnyAfrican Any American Any American AnyAfrican DwarfAfricans* Any American AnyAfrican Pairs American* AnyAfrican Any American AnyAfrican Dwarf Americans* Any American Any American Any American Any American Kevin NOTE: Asian andMadagascan Cichlidsmay beenteredanytime, Archibald Show A 2006MINUTES MAY B BBQ8/1 TBA T V a V b CS CS l e * S H TBA VH* * h Video Home Showresultsannounced. Calendar Calendar o Keith PatfordShow w C a l e n d a r 2 Dinner TBA AGM pizza 0 cw games 0

cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com 19 3 16 cichlids.web.com 4 Lakes of Africa.) tion abouttheotherGreat _great_lakes.htm forinforma- Web/info_on_subjects/african www.liv.ac.uk/~rickl/Fisheries_ (See 2002 &2003 University ofLiverpool,2001, Original materialisCopyright . migrated tosquatter camps species dwindled, thewomen the sunand sell. As these and haplochromines todryin bought native tilapia,labeo, by fishingcommunities once appearing. Women fromnear- of lifealongtheshore aredis- well asfish. Traditional ways are taking atollonhumansas The changingcircumstances The FishingIndustry Fisheries . Lake Victoria stress: under great An ecosystem tle-known species recorded Astatotilapia tweddlei isalit- grey-blue (Konings 2001). Chizumulu Island areadrab of thepopulation on dress, except thatthemales variation in malebreeding apparently littlegeographic (Skelton 1993). There is Buzi andLowerSave Rivers Ocean, suchasthePungwe, that flowintotheIndian of theriversinMozambique tem. Italsooccursinsome in thelowerZambezisys- River, LakeMalombe and Lake MalawiintheShire the outflow of stream from and down- ern Malawi, River insouth- tem, theRuo Rovuma Riversys- Chilwa, LakeChiuta, the is alsoknownfromLake calliptera waters. Astatotilapia weedy lakes,pondsandback- prefers stillplaces,suchas catchment area,whereit mon inriverinehabitats inthe very abundant.Itisalsocom- Lake Malawi,whereitisoften weedy habitats throughout found inshallowsheltered with mood. The speciesis dress changesveryrapidly cont. fromMay06magazine ed trucks. Withthe benefitof cessing plants and refrigerat- investors moved inwithpro- Foreign-aid groups and smoke, and cookthefish. strating how tofillet,freeze, and Nairobi hotels,demon- team touredlakesidevillages Research Institute(KMFRI) Kenya MarineFisheries to rot.WithUNfunds, a perch wereleft onthebeach prices werelow, andmost markets forthemonster, in thesun. There were no oily thingandcouldnot dryit how tofilletorcookthebig metres. Villagers didnotknow could growtoahefty 1.8 gear todealwithafishthat Fishermen neededbigger perch createdonshore. focused onproblemsthe At first,official concern Victoria willeat. anyone whodependson crashes, itisnotclearwhat over-fished perchpopulation tinues todeteriorateandthe afford. Infact,ifthelakecon- fish mostlocalpeoplecan pole stands; theyarethe only fried andsoldfromroadside fleshy headsandtails are carcasses after filleting. The plants, wheretheybuythe near theperch-processing rivers of Tanzania. bloyeti fromtheeastcoast perhaps alsoto Astatotilapia Rukwa (Jackson1985)and Malagarasi regionandLake paludinosa fromthe to berelated Astatotilapia proper eggspots. Itisbelieved longer jawsandmaleshave Astatotilapia tweddleihave it alsohasaroundedtail, but Pseudocrenilabrus philander, Chiuta. Like from LakesChilwaand might beconfused withthe Chilwa. This small species is knownto occurinLake spread insouthern Africa and Rukuru system. Itiswide- region, probably intheSouth reported from theMzuzu Lake Chilingali.Itisalso both inriversandthe small been foundnearNkhotakota, access tothelake.Ithas certainly couldhave Pseudocrenilabrus philander hasneverbeen recorded fromLake region, includingsev- Malawi, butitcer- smaller lakesinthe catchment, andit the riversand the LakeMalawi eral locationsin tainly occursin over 15 years. half an orderofmagnitude the lakeincreased byatleast that theusable productivityof for fisherylandings, suggest ery isnota simpleone.Data enues generated bythefish- fauna andchangesin rev- between changesinthe lake's species, buttherelationship realised fromthelake's native much greaterthanthose ever the Nileperchfishery are The revenuesgenerated by making soupstock. and winetotheOrient for to Englandforfilteringbeer swim bladders,whicharesent lars apoundfordriedperch page adsoffer uptosix dol- Nairobi's newspapers front- tanned perchhide.In Mombasa company from and pursesmadebya offices showsshoes,belts, posteratKMFRI waste. A No part oftheperchgoes to 200,000 tonsoffishayear. raised inaregionexporting protein malnutritionisbeing much sothatthespectreof are willingtopay forperch, so hotels andforeigncustomers the lakecanmatchprice Today fewpeoplewholiveby the effort wastoosuccessful. hindsight, itistemptingtosay sign that theyhave con- basins, notonly is thereno Tanganyika andLakeVictoria Africa, including theLake are foundthroughout mostof although Pseudocrenilabrus Lake Malawi. Indeed, undergone speciation within Pseudocrenilabrus has not Serranochromis, itseems that et al.2002).So,like haplochromines (Salzburger and theMalawianendemic closely relatedto Astatotilapia Pseudocrenilabrus isnot indicatesthat DNA analysis withmitochondrial them. Molecularphylogenetic is notranslucentringround have onestraightedge. There the finmargin,andsousually margin. These arelocatedon red spots ontheanalfin tipor males mayhaveoneormore fin margin.Pseudocrenilabrus located wellupfromthelower translucent margin. These are eggspots encircledwith athin row ofroundedyellowish Astatotilapia maleshave a trailing edgeinthemiddle). tails (i.e.thereisastraight Astatotilapia havetruncate have roundedtails, whereas found. Pseudocrenilabrus calliptera withwhichitisoften similar-looking Astatotilapia

New fish processing plants leading topremature deaths. tion inthebreeding areas, is affecting oxygenconcentra- Lake Victoria. Water hyacinth as youngfish inlargeareasof nets thattrap matureaswell Victoria. Fishermenare using and especiallyinLake fish stocksinUganda's lakes, water hyacintharethreatening invasion ofUganda'slakes by both illegalfishingand the sumption. Ontheother hand, cent ofanimalprotein con- accounts foraround60per 25,000 peopleandfish fishing industryemploys In Uganda,forinstance, the breed. species, areavanishing esting diversityofthenative the traditionaltastes and inter- relied fortheirlivelihoodson never wenthungryandwho man andfishmongers,who well. The small-scalefisher- for foreigncurrencyaredoing exploit theintroducedspecies Large-scale operationsthat despite theapparent plenty. may actuallybeworseoff fishery. Somelocalfisherman that oftheoriginal,artisanal fishery isalsodifferent from resulting fromtheNileperch The distributionofwealth Baric, E.Verheyen, andC. Salzburger, W., A. Meyer, S. 274-288. Lake Malawi. Copeia1994: (Teleostei: Perciformes) of the haplochromine cichlids systematics andradiationof Reinthal. 1994.Molecular Moran, P., I. Kornfield,andP. Press, ElPaso. Natural Habitat. Cichlids Malawi Cichlidsintheir Konings, A. 2001.Lake Publication 38,pp.1-9. Ichthyology, Special notes. J.L.B.SmithInstitute of Malawi, withzoogeographical Lakes ChilwaandChiuta, lochromine cichlidfishfrom species offluviatilehap- Astatotilapia tweddlei,a new Jackson, P.B.N. 1985 Lake FishMovies,Herten. Some HaplochromineGenera. Fishes. The Classificationof 1989. MalawianCichlid Eccles, D.H.& Trewavas, E. REFERENCES: entire continent. biological speciesonthe sible thatthereisonlyone the sameplaceanditispos- the genusareeverfoundin indication thattwospeciesof tion inalake,butthereisno tributed toanyadaptiveradia-

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InKenyaandUganda sistence fishingandagricul- of fish)andhighlevelsub- cash crops (includingexports cultural one,withanumberof economy isprincipally anagri- in rivers, poolsand lakesin areas. The species alsolives are morecommon inweedy or hidingin caves.Juveniles seen patrolling rockycoasts large specimens areoften It livesinshallow waterand eral appearanceofagrouper. haplochromine, withthe gen- Malawi, isalargepredatory known as"Sungwa"in Serranochromis robustus, endemics. of theancestry of particular interestinstudies endemic haplochromines are Chilwa andChiuta. The non- rivers andinthenearbyLakes ers arefoundininflowing ed fromLakeMalawi,butoth- lochromine cichlidsarereport- Two non-endemichap- University ofHull Dept ofBiologicalSciences, Biology andBiodiversity Professor ofEvolutionary By GeorgeF. Turner Haplochromines Non-Endemic Lake Malawi&Region author. © Usedwithpermissionofthe Non-Endemic Haplo.htm www.hull.ac.uk/cichlids/Fish_ haplochromine species, itself. Breeding stocks of40 what happens tothelake and native fish, regardlessof projects tohelp bothpeople Basasibwaki areworkingon Kaufman, Ochumba, and Already researcherslike the planet. places andverynearly from vanished fromthemarket- es inEast Africa have already important freshwaterfood fish- depressing. Thus the most event asexcitingit is opportunity toobserve, an scientists haveeverhad the extinction ofvertebratesthat the midstoffirstmass radiation intheworldisnow sion ofvertebrateadaptive The mostexuberantexpres- single heading:"Endangered". es ofLakeVictoria undera the hundredsofendemicfish- of EndangeredSpecies listed Conservation UnionRedBook alarming. In1988,theWorld magnitude ofchangethatis Africa, exemplifiesapace and es ofLakeVictoria, East The recenthistoryofthefish- ecosystem integrity. for speciesconservationand is intimatelylinkedtoconcern as elsewhere,humanwelfare population. InLakeVictoria, spots, fins spots, dark chin orange andredshades, flank mix ofblue, green,yellow, breeding dress isacomplex ine haplochromines, male females. Also, likeotherriver- males grow muchlargerthan other riverinehaplochromines, of ariverinespecies.Like the characteristicmorphology colourful haplochromine with et al.2003).Itisasmall (Shaw etal.2000;Seehausen published molecularanalyses is notclearlyindicated by Trewavas 1989),although this lochromines (Eccles& Lake Malawiendemichap- plausible sistergroupforthe long beencitedasthemost Astatotilapia callipterahas catchment. speciation intheLakeMalawi not appeartohaveundergone Malawi, andthisspeciesdoes haplochromines ofLake is notrelatedtotheendemic indicates thatSerranochromis similar. Molecularanalysis The twosubspeciesarevery Okavango (Skelton1993). Zambezi systemandthe lae isfoundintheUpper Serranochromis robustusjal- Another subspecies, areas withlittlecurrent. the catchmentarea,preferring oped in pilotzones aroundthe Successful methods devel- ty-based enforcement. water hyacinth, andcommuni- fish, control ofNileperchand restoration of indigenousfood land usemanagement, will focusonwaterquality, Management Program' which Victoria Environmental recently launched'the Lake Kenya, and Tanzania, was lakeside countries,Uganda, tive effort amongallthree In addition,amajorco-opera- valuable commercialspecies. 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The last30yearshave resource formillionsofpeo- basic foodandeconomic Lake Victoria servesasthe Lake Victoria understanding ofchange in Recent improvements inour areas. then beappliedtolarger lake duringpreviousyearswill T T [email protected] [email protected] el: 59955066 el: 59955066 all youraquariumneeds For therightadviceand natural It’s only all youraquariumneeds For therightadviceand natural It’s only 30 vit natural! Over completely fish foodthatis The aquarium balanced diet. complete essential to a amino acids minerals and 30 vit natural! Over completely fish foodthatis The aquarium balanced diet. complete essential to a amino acids minerals and Cranbourne 3977 Cranbourne 3977 14 Cooper 14 Cooper amins, amins, Fax: 59955044 Fax: 59955044 Cr Cr

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cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com 13 9 10 cichlids.web.com 25% of the previous highest When combined, these predation to approximately two fisheries reduced total 3 and Nile perch had a similar effect; The development of seine fisheries for juvenile small-mesh gill net and beach 2 predator densities; one half of that during highest Nile perch to approximately The advent of large- reduced total predation by mesh gill net fisheries 1 sions: duced three main conclu- and exploitation effects pro- model of Nile perch predation bioenergetics open water. A exist or are returning to the lochromines and Tilapia either Various species of hap- years. changes over the past 30 expected show striking duction over time, and as the changes in primary pro- also been collected to look at sites around the lake have Sediment cores from several tom waters. and the loss of oxygen in bot- opment of blue-green algae mixing patterns to favor devel- umn structure and caused mate have altered water col- htm. eries_Web/viccasestdy/Concl. http://www.liv.ac.uk/~rickl/Fish cited can be found at: complete list of literature A Literature: is bringing great suffering. the fisheries of Lake Victoria too common, the decline of famine and upheaval are all in Africa, where epic sagas of there is no place to turn. Even whose fate is tied to the lake, rest of the 30 million people scraps in Kisumu, and all the Bay, the women selling perch For the fishermen of Kusa fauna and lake environment. roller-coaster changes in the feeling the consequences of who depend on the lake are More than 30 million people Conclusions are locally intense. of diversity where fisheries recently observed resurgence impact corresponds with the levels. Reduction in predatory friends. harm done she is living with like manner. No permanent relationship in a rather dovii- and decided to try end the “It’s not you it’s me” he said. on. decided it was time to move to be separated as the big boy and a half year old couple had already but unfortunatley this 2 His dovii have bred 4 times Gymnogeophagus balzani. Cichlasoma umbriferum, ,no surprise there , Top 3 fish: Nandopsis Dovii his dovii. bandry of fishy hus- care goes in to the And just as much words VCS on those lollies. painstakingly hand painted the lollies...he efforts with the VCS You may remember Greg’s member cichlid profile -Show Secretary Greg Lawrence in the magazine. website gallery and put results era to take some pics for the he is going to bring in a cam- enter them in the table shows, bring in your favourites and Greg also tells me that if you extremely grateful. cause I am sure he would be tribute a small specimen to his So if anyone would like to con- play tank. efforts on a Geohpagus dis- south and concentrating his while now Greg is moving from Multi tank Syndrome for a the nasty stuff, example gentler cichlids too, not just for Greg has a soft spot for the tum. and the list goes on. But Octofasciatum, septemfascia- Parrots and neets. also a host of others such as Umbriferum, Synnspilum and Red devils, Jaguars, tanks: Oscars, Green terrors, less than the following in his you could at one stage find no Partial to the bigger Cichlids ....Green horseface, After suffering Pindares, and

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cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com 11 12 cichlids.web.com 8 in rivers, poolsand lakesin areas. The species alsolives are morecommon inweedy or hidingin caves.Juveniles seen patrolling rocky coasts large specimens areoften It livesinshallow waterand eral appearanceofagrouper. haplochromine, withthe gen- Malawi, isalargepredatory known as"Sungwa"in Serranochromis robustus, endemics. of theancestry of particular interestinstudies endemic haplochromines are Chilwa andChiuta. The non- rivers andinthenearbyLakes ers arefoundininflowing ed fromLakeMalawi,butoth- lochromine cichlidsarereport- Two non-endemichap- University ofHull Dept ofBiologicalSciences, Biology andBiodiversity Professor ofEvolutionary By GeorgeF. Turner Haplochromines Non-Endemic Lake Malawi&Region author. © Usedwithpermissionofthe Non-Endemic Haplo.htm www.hull.ac.uk/cichlids/Fish_ world's fastest-growing human protein inthemidst ofthe tem, anda major sourceof destroy itself, thelake ecosys- Nile perchthreatens to duction ofNile perch.Nowthe others have praisedtheintro- Victoria's nativespecies, and decried thelossofLake environmentalists have Scientists, fishermen,and Conservation US$150 millionannually. would beoftheorder of region, theconsequent loss reduction inproductivity ofthe the lakeresultedina5% seen thatifdeteriorationof regional economy, itcanbe the lakeinsustaining the estimate theglobalvalueof Although itisnotpossibleto of thegrowingpopulation. increasing thelivingstandards tal factorinmaintaining and ment isthereforeafundamen- quality ofthephysicalenviron- major agriculturalexports. The cant part ofthosenations' the catchmentareasignifi- the areasofcoffee andteain ture. InKenyaandUganda sistence fishingandagricul- of fish)andhighlevelsub- cash crops (includingexports cultural one,withanumberof economy isprincipally anagri- spots, fins spots, dark chin orange andredshades, flank mix ofblue, green,yellow, breeding dress isacomplex ine haplochromines, male females. Also, likeotherriver- males grow muchlargerthan other riverinehaplochromines, of ariverinespecies.Like the characteristicmorphology colourful haplochromine with et al.2003).Itisasmall (Shaw etal.2000;Seehausen published molecularanalyses is notclearlyindicated by Trewavas 1989),although this lochromines (Eccles& Lake Malawiendemichap- plausible sistergroupforthe long beencitedasthemost Astatotilapia callipterahas catchment. speciation intheLakeMalawi not appeartohaveundergone Malawi, andthisspeciesdoes haplochromines ofLake is notrelatedtotheendemic indicates thatSerranochromis similar. Molecularanalysis The twosubspeciesarevery Okavango (Skelton1993). Zambezi systemandthe lae isfoundintheUpper Serranochromis robustusjal- Another subspecies, areas withlittlecurrent. the catchmentarea,preferring haplochromine species, itself. Breeding stocksof 40 what happens tothelake and native fish, regardlessof projects tohelpboth people Basasibwaki areworkingon Kaufman, Ochumba, and Already researcherslike the planet. places andverynearly from vanished fromthemarket- es inEast Africa have already important freshwaterfoodfish- depressing. Thus the most event asexcitingit is opportunity toobserve, an scientists haveeverhadthe extinction ofvertebratesthat the midstoffirstmass radiation intheworldisnow sion ofvertebrateadaptive The mostexuberantexpres- single heading:"Endangered". es ofLakeVictoria undera the hundredsofendemicfish- of EndangeredSpecies listed Conservation UnionRedBook alarming. In1988,theWorld magnitude ofchangethatis Africa, exemplifiesapace and es ofLakeVictoria, East The recenthistoryofthefish- ecosystem integrity. for speciesconservationand is intimatelylinkedtoconcern as elsewhere,humanwelfare population. InLakeVictoria, oped in pilotzones aroundthe Successful methods devel- ty-based enforcement. water hyacinth, andcommuni- fish, control ofNileperchand restoration of indigenousfood land usemanagement, will focusonwaterquality, Management Program' which Victoria Environmental recently launched'the Lake Kenya, and Tanzania, was lakeside countries,Uganda, tive effort amongallthree In addition,amajorco-opera- valuable commercialspecies. "fish parks" orasfarmsfor be cordonedoff withnets as bays andinlets mayoneday itself canbehalted,isolated If thedeclineofLakeVictoria lakes andpondsintheregion. to introducethemintosmaller fishes andconsideringplans lochromines andothernative lecting founderstocksofhap- their fish-farmingefforts, col- and Ugandaareexpanding led byKaufman.BothKenya Conservation Unionprogram Europe underaWorld in theUnitedStates and safe inexileat30aquariums well asthenativeNgegeare that evolvedinthelake,as the different feedingstrategies selected torepresentmostof A A T T [email protected] [email protected] 1207 Glen HuntlyRd, 1207 Glen HuntlyRd, LARGEST RANGEOF el: 9572 0037 Present yourcurrentVCSMembershipCard el: 9572 0037 all youraquariumneeds For therightadviceand R all youraquariumneeds For therightadviceand R Glen Huntly Glen Huntly Glen Huntly3163 Q Glen Huntly3163 Q Aquarium Aquarium Phone: 94786614 MELBOURNE’S 712 PlentyRoad, A A and receivea10%discount. Reservoir 3073 U U CICHLIDS Y Y A A O O R R Fax: 9572 0654 Fax: 9572 0654 N N I I N N U U E E M M 3 Recent changes in cli- (3) caused eutrophication; and Nutrientinputs fromthe basin andatmosphere have (2) chain; accumulates lowerinthefood web sothat biomassnow TheintroductionofNile perch hasalteredthe food (1) extensive changes: alternatives toexplain these There arethreecompeting predatory Nileperch. exotic speciessuchas the part tothe introductionof has beenallbutlost,due in endemic fishes(300species) The tremendousdiversityof been dramaticallyreduced. silica concentrationshave clarity, oxygencontent,and has increased10-fold.Water to three-foldandthebiomass productivity hasincreasedtwo ecosystem. Phytoplankton alarming changesinthe produced remarkableand ple. The last30yearshave resource formillionsofpeo- basic foodandeconomic Lake Victoria servesasthe Lake Victoria understanding ofchangein Recent improvements inour areas. then beappliedtolarger lake duringpreviousyearswill T T [email protected] [email protected] el: 59955066 el: 59955066 all youraquariumneeds For therightadviceand natural It’s only all youraquariumneeds For therightadviceand natural It’s only balanced diet. complete essential to a amino acids minerals and 30 vit natural! Over completely fish foodthatis The aquarium balanced diet. complete essential to a amino acids minerals and 30 vit natural! Over completely fish foodthatis The aquarium Cranbourne 3977 Cranbourne 3977 14 Cooper 14 Cooper amins, amins, Fax: 59955044 Fax: 59955044 Cr Cr

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cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com cichlids.web.com 15 7 16 cichlids.web.com 4 tle-known species recorded Astatotilapia tweddlei isalit- grey-blue (Konings 2001). Chizumulu Island areadrab of thepopulation on dress, except thatthemales variation in malebreeding apparently littlegeographic (Skelton 1993). There is Buzi andLowerSave Rivers Ocean, suchasthePungwe, that flowintotheIndian of theriversinMozambique tem. Italsooccursinsome in thelowerZambezisys- River, LakeMalombe and Lake MalawiintheShire the outflow of stream from and down- ern Malawi, River insouth- tem, theRuo Rovuma Riversys- Chilwa, LakeChiuta, the is alsoknownfromLake calliptera waters. Astatotilapia weedy lakes,pondsandback- prefers stillplaces,suchas catchment area,whereit mon inriverinehabitats inthe very abundant.Itisalsocom- Lake Malawi,whereitisoften weedy habitats throughout found inshallowsheltered with mood. The speciesis dress changesveryrapidly Lakes of Africa.) tion abouttheotherGreat _great_lakes.htm forinforma- Web/info_on_subjects/african www.liv.ac.uk/~rickl/Fisheries_ (See 2002 &2003 University ofLiverpool,2001, Original materialisCopyright . migrated tosquatter camps species dwindled, thewomen the sunand sell. As these and haplochromines todryin bought native tilapia,labeo, by fishingcommunities once appearing. Women fromnear- of lifealongtheshore aredis- well asfish. Traditional ways are taking atollonhumansas The changingcircumstances The FishingIndustry Fisheries . Lake Victoria stress: under great An ecosystem cont. fromMay06magazine rivers of Tanzania. bloyeti fromtheeastcoast perhaps alsoto Astatotilapia Rukwa (Jackson1985)and Malagarasi regionandLake paludinosa fromthe to berelated Astatotilapia proper eggspots. Itisbelieved longer jawsandmaleshave Astatotilapia tweddleihave it alsohasaroundedtail, but Pseudocrenilabrus philander, Chiuta. Like from LakesChilwaand might beconfused withthe Chilwa. This small species is knownto occurinLake spread insouthern Africa and Rukuru system. Itiswide- region, probably intheSouth reported from theMzuzu Lake Chilingali.Itisalso both inriversandthe small been foundnearNkhotakota, ed trucks. Withthe benefitof cessing plants and refrigerat- investors moved inwithpro- Foreign-aid groups and smoke, and cookthefish. strating how tofillet,freeze, and Nairobi hotels,demon- team touredlakesidevillages Research Institute(KMFRI) Kenya MarineFisheries to rot.WithUNfunds, a perch wereleft onthebeach prices werelow, andmost markets forthemonster, in thesun. There were no oily thingandcouldnot dryit how tofilletorcookthebig metres. Villagers didnotknow could growtoahefty 1.8 gear todealwithafishthat Fishermen neededbigger perch createdonshore. focused onproblemsthe At first,official concern Victoria willeat. anyone whodependson crashes, itisnotclearwhat over-fished perchpopulation tinues todeteriorateandthe afford. Infact,ifthelakecon- fish mostlocalpeoplecan pole stands; theyarethe only fried andsoldfromroadside fleshy headsandtails are carcasses after filleting. The plants, wheretheybuythe near theperch-processing access tothelake.Ithas certainly couldhave Pseudocrenilabrus philander hasneverbeen recorded fromLake region, includingsev- Malawi, butitcer- smaller lakesinthe catchment, andit the riversand the LakeMalawi eral locationsin tainly occursin over 15 years. half an orderofmagnitude the lakeincreased byatleast that theusable productivityof for fisherylandings, suggest ery isnota simpleone.Data enues generated bythefish- fauna andchangesin rev- between changesinthe lake's species, buttherelationship realised fromthelake's native much greaterthanthose ever the Nileperchfishery are The revenuesgenerated by making soupstock. and winetotheOrient for to Englandforfilteringbeer swim bladders,whicharesent lars apoundfordriedperch page adsoffer uptosix dol- Nairobi's newspapers front- tanned perchhide.In Mombasa company from and pursesmadebya offices showsshoes,belts, posteratKMFRI waste. A No part oftheperchgoes to 200,000 tonsoffishayear. raised inaregionexporting protein malnutritionisbeing much sothatthespectreof are willingtopay forperch, so hotels andforeigncustomers the lakecanmatchprice Today fewpeoplewholiveby the effort wastoosuccessful. hindsight, itistemptingtosay sign that theyhave con- basins, notonly is thereno Tanganyika andLakeVictoria Africa, including theLake are foundthroughout mostof although Pseudocrenilabrus Lake Malawi. Indeed, undergone speciation within Pseudocrenilabrus has not Serranochromis, itseems that et al.2002).So,like haplochromines (Salzburger and theMalawianendemic closely relatedto Astatotilapia Pseudocrenilabrus isnot indicatesthat DNA analysis withmitochondrial them. Molecularphylogenetic is notranslucentringround have onestraightedge. There the finmargin,andsousually margin. These arelocatedon red spots ontheanalfin tipor males mayhaveoneormore fin margin.Pseudocrenilabrus located wellupfromthelower translucent margin. These are eggspots encircledwith athin row ofroundedyellowish Astatotilapia maleshave a trailing edgeinthemiddle). tails (i.e.thereisastraight Astatotilapia havetruncate have roundedtails, whereas found. Pseudocrenilabrus calliptera withwhichitisoften similar-looking Astatotilapia

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