Mpota

Mpota, also called Lupota, lies on the southwestern shore of Lake Tanganyika below the Marungu highlands. Steep hills rise behind the long lake, whose deep waters are home to many fish found nowhere else. Among the cichlids recorded at Lupota is Altolamprologus calvus, a fish that uses narrow cracks in the rocks for shelter. The Marungu heights overlook the lake's western shore, where short streams descend from the plateau.