Nkhudzi
n-KOO-dzee (approx.)
The atlas records 5 collection-point forms from Nkhudzi, across 4 genera.
14.1753°S 35.0086°E
Nkhudzi is a bay on Lake Malawi's Malawian shore, about 2 km south-south-east of Nkhudzi Headland.
Where it is
Nkhudzi is at the southern end of Lake Malawi, 325 mi south of the lake's northern tip.
Nearest collection points: Mphande Island 2.4 mi east · Mazinzi Reef 4.4 mi north-west · Chirombo Bay 6.8 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 Malawi — collection points share their lake's water; site-specific figures are shown only where the literature records them.
Nearest measured station: Monkey Bay (south basin) (~20 km) — Visibility (Secchi) 12.5 m
Surface temperature here
Across Apr–Dec, monthly means run 74 °F to 83 °F — coolest in Jul. Measured by satellite 1995–2023: the daily median of clear readings within 10 km of the site (1538 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.