Cichlid fishes are famous for large, diverse and replicated adaptive radiations in the Great Lakes of East Africa. To understand themolecular mechanisms underlying cichlid phenotypic diversity, we ...

Over the years, aquarists and biologists have marveled at the dramatically thick lips of several African cichlid species. These unique fish, found in lakes Victoria, Malawi, and Tanganyika, have ...

With compelling evidence, this contribution provides insights into parallel evolution in polygenic traits and holds significant value for the field. Cichlid fishes inhabiting the East African Great ...

Complex teeth with multiple cusps in an African cichlid fish. 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 ...

zebra and O. niloticus were identified from their protein sequences registered ... In conclusion, we observed convergent expression of ECM-related genes in hypertrophied lips of cichlids among the ...

African cichlids are some of the most fascinating and diverse members of this unique family. All cichlids are members of the biological family Cichlidae. Scientists have a hard time estimating ...

This type of fish hails from various regions around the world, including Africa, South America, and Asia. With multiple types of cichlids (close to 2,000 recognized species) available, such as the ...

Do you want to test your visual acuity? In the African forest scene shared above, a group of wildebeests can be seen running around. A zebra has somehow sneaked in between the wildebeests.

Many of the blue fish were zebra striped, while one of the yellow varieties had horizontal streaks of black and white. The rocky lakebed was like a collapsed cathedral. The cichlids, mostly two to ...

Dubai’s indoor rainforest opens new aquarium with 2,000 African cichlid fish Starting June 22, guests can dive into the world's largest freshwater cichlid aquarium for the ‘Snorkel with ...

Yellow lab cichlids originate in Lake Malawi in East Africa. They live mostly in the central western coastal region of the lake’s Nkhata Bay. This species is one of more than two hundred Mbuna species ...