Yala Samp faces mounting threats from land grabs, encroachment, and habitat destruction, placing its biodiversity at grave ...

Some “large”-eyed creatures caught their attention — and turned out to be two new species. Scuba divers visited several spots at Lake Malawi in 2016 to search for cichlid fish, George Turner ...

Eight fascinating animal species, such as Darwin's frog and mouthbrooding cichlids, exhibit unique reproductive strategies ...

Shell-dwelling cichlids are known for their remarkable parental care, raising their young in abandoned snail shells.

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.

D-printed snail shells provide insights into the brood care of cichlidsShell-dwelling cichlids take intense care of their offspring, which they raise ...

But who or what decides when it is time for the young to leave? A team in Herwig Baier`s research department has studied this in cichlids. These fish are particularly interesting because, unlike many ...

The Lufubu River fish turned out to be subtly ... Researchers realized they’d discovered a new species: Telmatochromis salzburgeri, or Salzburg’s cichlid. A Telmatochromis salzburgeri, or ...

Photo from Getty / iStockphoto In Lake Malawi, divers discovered two new species of cichlid fish, Mylochromis rotundus and Mylochromis durophagus, distinguished by their large eyes and unique body ...

In the Lufubu River in Zambia, a “large”-mouthed fish known as Salzburg’s cichlid was identified as a new species. This fish, which has been popular among aquarium enthusiasts, was discovered to have ...