CONTENTS	page
Introduction	7
The lake	10
The cichlids, a species flock	14
Malawian cichlid taxonomy	23
The wave-washed upper rocky habitat	26
The sediment-free rocky habitat	47
The sediment-rich rocky habitat	122
The intermediate habitat	151
The shallow intermediate habitat	214
Shallow sediment-rich bays	222
The sandy habitat	242
The open water	306
References	342
Index	346