Lake Victoria supports Africa's largest inland fishery, with the majority of present catch being the invasive Nile perch, introduced to the Lake in the 1950s. Prior to the introduction of Nile perch a
The SS Kavirondo and a canoe at Port Victoria during the 1927 fisheries survey of Lake Victoria
Filleted Ngege Oreochromis esculentus being brought ashore in 1927
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Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2, Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake, and the world's sec
Fisheries Survey of Lake Victoria
…Lake Victoria supports Africa's largest inland fishery, with the majority of present catch being the invasive Nile perch, introduced to the Lake in the 1950s. Prior…
Lake Victoria partially obscured by clouds taken on the International Space Station
Victoria Nyanza. The black line indicates Stanley's route.
Unlike many other Lake Victoria cichlids, Haplochromis nyererei remains common. Compared to several other cichlids, its eyes are particularly sensitive to light, especially red, which is less affected by the decrease in water clarity caused by eutrophication than short wavelength colors
Haplochromis thereuterion survives in low numbers. Initially feared extinct, when rediscovered it had changed habitat (from near surface to rocky outcrops) and feeding behavior (from surface insects to insect larvae)