CONTENTS	page
Introduction	5
The lake	8
The cichlids, a species flock	13
Malawian cichlid taxonomy	24
The wave-washed upper rocky habitat	28
The sediment-free rocky habitat	48
The deep, sediment-rich rocky habitat	129
The intermediate habitat	172
The shallow intermediate habitat	264
Shallow sediment-rich bays	280
The sandy habitat	305
The unknown depths	388
References	412
Index	416