A community of rare fish enthusiasts collects endangered species of freshwater fish from lakes and springs around the world, ...

African Cichlidae, also known as cichlids, the most diverse and textbook example of species diversification to fill different niches (a phenomenon known as adaptive radiation), were dominated by ...

A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has been described ...

Fish can change their teeth quickly, which speeds up their evolution. Cichlids in African lakes show the fastest ...

5. Wolf Cichlids Have a Strong Bite Cichlids are one of the most predatory pet fish species. Arguably, the wolf cichlid is the most aggressive sub-variety. These mean fish even pose a threat to ...

The cichlid fishes of Africa's great lakes are a particularly large and diverse group, adapted to a wide variety of habitats and food sources in the lakes. They form new species more readily than ...

The cichlid fish of Africa's Great Lakes have formed new species more rapidly than any other group of vertebrates. A new study shows that the ease with which these fish can develop a biological ...

Lake Tanganyika, a shining jewel nestled in the heart of Africa, stands as a testament to the delicate balance of nature. Its ...

Biodiversity is important for the planet due to the indispensable and irreplaceable interdependence amongst living things.

In many mouthbrooding cichlid species, after external fertilisation, one of the parents—often the female—collects the fertilised eggs into their mouth. The parent carries the eggs in their ...