 Among the most popular are the four species of chambo, consisting of any one of four species in the subgenus "Nyasalapia" ("Oreochromis karongae", "O. lidole", "O. saka" and "O. squamipinnis"), as well as the closely related "O. shiranus".Other species that support important fisheries include the Lake Malawi sardine ("Engraulicypris sardella") and the large kampango catfish ("Bagrus meridionalis").Most fishing provides food for the increasing human population near the lake, but some are exported from Malawi.