From rare cichlids to unexpected surprises, this tiny stream is a wild aquarium in disguise.

Researchers have discovered that the genes related to extracellular matrix (ECM) and the Wnt signaling pathway characterize the independently acquired lip hypertrophy in cichlids of the East ...

I revisit the exotic canal with 2 fish traps in search of more invasive fish here in south Florida! I ended up catching something iv never seen before, BABY JACK DEMPSEYS! Which we brought back to ...

What are Blood Parrot Cichlids? Learn about this hybrid fish species including its characteristics, behavior, and habitat.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is warning against releasing aquarium fish into the wild after species from Africa caught in state.

Despite the importance of the pearl cichlid Geophagus brasiliensis for the aquarium fish trade worldwide and its wide distribution, many aspects of its biology, such as the relationships between its ...

East Africa’s Lake Victoria is home to over 500 species of cichlid, and according to scientists, that amount of diversity is a recent development. With the lake only filling with water some ...

An angler earned a Big Fish Award after reeling in a 10.25-inch Rio Grande cichlid from the San Antonio River.

As the young fish, known as fry, grow inside their mother's maw, she is unable to eat. And when cichlid moms get hungry enough, they sometimes eat their own offspring, scientists recently discovered.

Researchers hoping to learn why African freshwater cichlids carry newborn babies in their mouths discovered something even more bizarre: they devour some of the young offspring in the process.

The 13 fish species that belong to the Central American Midas cichlids (Amphilophus cf. citrinellus) and live in crater lakes in Nicaragua are a vivid example of this: While these fishes always ...