Learn about the evolutionary ease of cichlid fishes, which transition from simple to complex teeth (and vice-versa) faster ...

Experienced aquarium owners know they should research different fish species before putting them in their tanks. Some fish ...

It’s not what you do, it’s how readily you do it. Rapid evolutionary change might have more to do with how easily a key ...

Dijkstra et al, Oxidative stress in the brain is regulated by social status in a highly social cichlid fish, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1477984 ...

There is some anecdotal evidence indicating that fish do recognize individual humans, but this evidence comes exclusively ...

Over 1,800 species of cichlid fish live in Africa’s Rift Valleys lakes. In this crowded world, many cichlid species use ‘mouth-brooding’ to both incubate their eggs, and protect their young.

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 ...

Wainwright's lab studies the evolution and diversity of fish. The cichlid fishes of Africa's great lakes are a particularly large and diverse group, adapted to a wide variety of habitats and food ...