CONTENTS	page
Introduction	7
Methods	10
Habitats, fish communities and their exploitation	12
Introduction to the cichlid species	20
Tilapiines	27
Mbuna	32
Ncheni and ndunduma	38
Utaka	66
Lethrinops and allied genera	76
Aulonocara and Alticorpus	100
Placidochromis hennydaviesae complex	113
Miscellaneous barred species	119
Buccochromis	129
Mylochromis and other oblique-striped species	133
Otopharynx and other spotted species	152
Protomelas and other horizontally-striped species	190
Nimbochromis and other blotched species	202
Discussion	209
Glossary	221
References	231
Index	236