Bulu Point
BOO-loo POYNT (approx.)
The atlas records 27 collection-point forms from Bulu Point, across 18 genera.
6.0500°S 30.2500°E
Bulu Point is a point on Tanzania's Lake Tanganyika shore, facing Karilani Island just offshore.
Where it is
Bulu Point is on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, in its central third (188 mi south of the lake's northern tip).
Nearest collection points: Ikola 24 mi south-west · Mahale Mountains NP 25 mi west · Magambo 27 mi west
Shore, third and distances are measured from the coordinates above against the lake’s mapped outline.
The water
Lake-wide measured chemistry of Lake Tanganyika — collection points share their lake's water; site-specific figures are shown only where the literature records them.
Nearest measured station: Kigoma (central, east shore) (~147 km) — Temperature 25.7 °C · pH 8.9 · Conductivity 654 µS/cm · Visibility (Secchi) 12.8 m
The site
Farther south toward Pasagulu Point the shoreline enters Mahale Mountains National Park; Bulu Point itself lies outside the park boundary.
Each entry below is the population of that species recorded here — the form aquarists keep and breed as a distinct, provenance-labelled line. Crossing forms from different collection points is considered hybridisation in the hobby.