| 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 |