Lastly, Electric Ram Cichlids are a dwarf species. They are blue, with orange and white markings, and red eyes. Cichlids aren’t small fish, growing up to 15 inches (38.1 centimeters) in length.

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.

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 ...

such as the introduction of non-native species, on parasite communities. The interplay between cichlid fish and their parasites provides valuable insights into evolutionary processes and ...

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 ...

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 ...