Kala Bay
KAH-lah BAY (approx.)
The atlas records 3 collection-point forms from Kala Bay, across 3 genera.
8.1378°S 30.9561°E
Kala Bay is a bay on Lake Tanganyika, near Namanyolo Bay, Miamba Headland, Mikongolo Island, Kalala Island and Kalyeza Point.
Where it is
Kala Bay is on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, in its southern third (332 mi south of the lake's northern tip).
Nearest collection points: Kala 0.9 mi north-east · Kalala Island 1.2 mi south · Kitango Rocks 1.5 mi north
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: Mpulungu (south basin) (~71 km) — Temperature 24.5 °C · pH 8.9 · Conductivity 662 µS/cm · Visibility (Secchi) 11.9 m
Surface temperature here
Across Mar–Nov, monthly means run 76 °F to 82 °F — coolest in Jul. Measured by satellite 1995–2023: the daily median of clear readings within 10 km of the site (1534 clear days). The rainy-season months are usually too cloudy to measure and are left blank.
Temperature: ESA Climate Change Initiative, Lakes_cci v3.0 (Asfour et al. 2026; doi:10.5285/a56dba09df8a42ec9fba8b8c7a5e1f69). Chemistry on this page remains the lake's own.
The site
One photograph, taken from Namanyolo Bay, shows part of Miamba Headland on the left with Mikongolo Island behind it, and Kalyeza Point visible in the distance behind Kalala Island.
Another shows the bay's northern shore, with Kalyeza Bay, Lusekese and the Tundu area running left to right.
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.