Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Victoria
Type Lake
Salinity freshwater
Other Names Victoria Nyanza (Ref. 6318)
Location
East central Africa 1° N 3° S - 31° E 35° E
Location Map
Size Ref
River Length Area 68800 km2 Drainage Area
Depth
Average Depth Max Depth 100 m Ref 6323
Temperature
Surface
100 Meters Depth
Description About 4 million years old; 2,760 km3 volume of water; about 270 endemic fish species; many fish depleted or extirpated after introduction of Nile perch. World's second largest freshwater lake (area) (Ref. 30553).
Comments on faunal list
URL 1 http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/afr/afr-05.html
URL 2
Ecosystem Checklist Link
Total
FishBase Literature
Species Families Species Families Reference
257 17 290 30553
Froese, Rainer on 11.24.93
Modified by Luna, Susan M. on 02.24.17
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