CONTENTS	page
Preface	7
The lake and its cichlids	10
Taxonomy and phylogeny	18
The surge habitat	26
The shallow precipitous rocky habitat	46
The deep rocky habitat	111
The depths	127
The open water	139
The intermediate habitat	162
Empty shells	202
The sand	223
The shallow sediment-rich habitat	243
Muddy bottoms	255
References	266
Index	270