The fish that changed Lake Victoria forever: How Nile perch triggered one of history’s biggest ecosystem disruptions in the 1950s
- For generations, Lake Victoria supported one of the world’s richest freshwater ecosystems.
- Beneath its surface lived hundreds of species of cichlid fish, many found nowhere else on Earth.
- These small, colourful fish had evolved over thousands of years to occupy different parts of the lake, from rocky shorelines to deeper waters.
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- For generations, Lake Victoria supported one of the world’s richest freshwater ecosystems.
- Beneath its surface lived hundreds of species of cichlid fish, many found nowhere else on Earth.
- These small, colourful fish had evolved over thousands of years to occupy different parts of the lake, from rocky shorelines to deeper waters.
Sources: Times of India