African peacock cichlids, or aulonocara, are fish from East Africa and commonly found in the aquarium trade, according to McDonnell. They are not native to Texas.

HOUSTON (KIAH) – A non-native Peacock Cichlid was recently caught in the South Fork San Gabriel River near Leander. If you catch an exotic fish, don’t release it. Instead, if you catch one ...

While cichlids are common throughout Texas waterways, the peacock genus is endemic to East Africa's Lake Malaway, the second-largest lake in Africa. Known for their striking colors, the rare ...

The species known as a non-native hybrid peacock cichlid was caught Friday in the South Fork San Gabriel River. Officials shared a photo of the invasive fish, blue and orange with dark stripes ...

The aulonocara species of fish, better known as Peacock Cichlids, are native to Lake Malawi in East Africa. Officials say one of these invasive fish was recently caught near Austin. According to ...

Though beautiful, with vibrant hues of blue and orange, a hybrid non-native peacock cichlid was pulled from the South Fork San Gabriel River near Leander north of Austin. The peacock cichlid hails ...

Someone caught the non-native hybrid Peacock Cichlid in the South Fork San Gabriel River near Leander, north of Austin. TPWD warns it's an invasive fish that can introduce disease, compete with ...

The invasive fish, a hybrid peacock cichlid, was pulled out of the South Fork San Gabriel River, near Leander, the state Parks and Wildlife Department said in an Aug. 9 Facebook post. Leander is a ...