Fig. 2

Habitat of East African rift lake cichlid fishes. A–C Lakes Victoria (A), Malawi (B), and Tanganyika (C) are the hotspots of cichlid fish diversity with over 1200 mostly endemic species. D–F The waters of the three large rift lakes largely differ in visibility, with Lake Victoria being quite turbid (D) and Lake Tanganyika (F) and especially Lake Malawi (E) being much clearer. Note that the shown habitats are not fully representative of the rich diversity of lake habitats. Photo credits: Joanna Meier and Florian Moser (A, D), Hannes Svardal (B, E), Leo Lorber (C, F)