Mtoto
m-TOH-toh (approx.)
The atlas records 17 collection-point forms from Mtoto, across 12 genera.
6.9678°S 29.7303°E
Mtoto is a collection point on the Bay of Mtoto, Lake Tanganyika's DR Congo coast, about 1 km north-north-west of Kapakwe.
Where it is
Mtoto is on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika, in its central third (252 mi south of the lake's northern tip).
Nearest collection points: Moba 6.8 mi south-east · Mulunguzi 11 mi south-east · Kitumba 12 mi north-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) (~232 km) — Temperature 25.7 °C · pH 8.9 · Conductivity 654 µS/cm · Visibility (Secchi) 12.8 m
Surface temperature here
Across Apr–Oct, monthly means run 77 °F to 80 °F — coolest in Jul. Measured by satellite 1995–2023: the daily median of clear readings within 10 km of the site (1043 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.
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.