Ikola
ee-KOH-lah (approx.)
The atlas records 6 collection-point forms from Ikola, across 6 genera.
6.3000°S 30.0000°E
Ikola is a village on Lake Tanganyika's Tanzanian shore, about 20 km north-north-west of Kashagulu.
Where it is
Ikola is on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, in its central third (205 mi south of the lake's northern tip).
Nearest collection points: Sibwesa 11 mi south · Mabilibili Bay 12 mi south-west · Kalya 12 mi south
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) (~163 km) — Temperature 25.7 °C · pH 8.9 · Conductivity 654 µS/cm · Visibility (Secchi) 12.8 m
The site
A site photograph shows the village's boat parking area.
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.