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Lake Bisina , also known as Lake Salisbury and Lake Bisinia , is a freshwater lake in eastern Uganda . It is a satellite lake of Lake Kyoga , which it drains into, and the two are to some extent directly connected by papyrus swamps.[3] Lake Bisina can be up to 6 m (20 ft ) deep and often directly connects with the smaller Lake Opeta , but during the dry season the two are clearly separated.[1]
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Lake Bisina is one of Uganda's 33 Important Bird Areas and since 2006 a Ramsar -listed wetland of international importance.[4]
The lake is important for fish, notably several threatened haplochromine cichlids like Haplochromis orthostoma [5] H. argenteus H. latifasciatus H. lividus H. martini H. maxillaris H. nubilus H. parvidens H. phytophagus undescribed species .[6] Nile perch was introduced to Lake Bisina in the early 1970s, recent surveys have not detected this species, which has been implicated in the extinctions of many haplochromine cichlids elsewhere.[1] tilapia species have also been introduced to Lake Bisina and they are still present, along with the native Singida and Victoria tilapias .[1] [6] marbled lungfish , and various species of catfish , African tetras and elephantfish .[1]
Lake Bisinia along Soroti Mbale Highway
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Photo of Lake Bisinia Swamp Kapir Atiira , village located near Lake Bisina
References
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^ a b c d e Mbabazi, D. (2009). "Rapid assessment of the fish biodiversity of the Mburo-Nakivali wetland systems and Opeta-Bisina wetland systems, Uganda". In M.O. Opige; A. Byaruhanga (eds.). Ecological baseline surveys of Lake Bisina, Lake Opeta, Lake Mburo and Nakivali wetlands systems . Kampala, Uganda, Nature Uganda. pp. 75–84.
^ "Lake Bisina Wetland System" . Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018 .
^ Green, J. (2009). "The Kyoga Catchment". In H.J. Dumont (ed.). The Nile . Monographiae Biologicae. Vol. 89. Springer Science + Business Media B.V. pp. 205–214. ISBN 978-1-4020-9725-6
^ Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. "The Annotated Ramsar List: Uganda" . Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012 .
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Haplochromis orthostoma " in FishBase . September 2019 version.
^ a b Wanda, F.; B. Gidudu; S. Wandera; R.S. Copeland; J.P. Cuda; W.A. Overholt (2011). "Herbivory of Hydrilla verticillata by Cichlid Fish in Lake Bisina, Uganda". Journal of East African Natural History . 100 (1&2 ): 113–121.
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