Freshwater/RockUNESCO World HeritageMarine Protected Area

Lake Malawi (cichlids)

Depth: 3–20 mLevel: Open WaterMay-November

Freshwater diving over boulder bottoms among shoals of brightly coloured cichlids. The lake is a textbook case of evolutionary radiation: its cichlids have diversified into hundreds of endemic species, comparable to what Darwin's finches meant for the Galápagos.

Depth

3–20 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

15 m

Protection status

Lake Malawi National Park

UNESCO designation

World Heritage Site (Lake Malawi National Park, inscribed in 1984): the first property in the world inscribed for its freshwater fish biodiversity

Location

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