Abstract
Over the last 10 years, 12 rocky habitat ‘mbuna’ taxa have been translocated to Nkhata Bay on the north-western shores of Lake Malawi from other regions of the lake. Given potential for competition and hybridization with indigenous taxa, further translocations should be avoided.
Translated title of the contribution | Translocations of rocky habitat cichlid fishes to Nkhata Bay, Lake Malawi |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 622 - 628 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Fish Biology |
Volume | 69 (2) |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2006 |