Cuckoo catfish may be the worst parents ever. Rather than raising their own cannibalistic offspring, they force other fish species to raise them in their own mouths. But how do they do it? New ...

The spectacular radiation of 2,000 species of cichlid fishes in East Africa is an ideal model system and natural laboratory for studying evolutionary processes. The explosive speciation of cichlids is ...

Fish Researcher Demonstrates First 'Non-visual Feeding' By African Cichlids Date: April 22, 2009 Source: University of Rhode Island Summary: Most fish rely primarily on their vision to find prey to ...

Image analysis was used to measure feeding angles of Labeotropheus trewavasae, Labeotropheus fulleborni, Melanochromis auratus, Metriadima zebra, Petrotilapia spp., Pseudotropheus c.f. elongatus, ...

The new Nature study on "picky females" may explain how cichlids, a fish found in Lake Victoria in Africa, can coexist in high diversity in the same habitat. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Periods of deep, clear water in Lake Malawi over the past 800,000 years coincide with bursts of species diversification, researchers show in a new report. Africa's Lake Malawi is home to hundreds of ...

The poster child for evolution may have finally revealed its secret. More than 1000 closely related but different species of cichlid fish live in Lake Malawi in south-east Africa – more than in any ...

This is an old article, reposted from the original WordPress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. I’m on holiday for the moment, but you can expect a few new pieces here and there (as well as ...

Africa's Lake Victoria is home to one of evolution's greatest experiments. In its waters, what began as a single lineage belonging to the cichlid family of fishes has since given rise to a dazzling ...

For those of you who are teased about your forgetfulness, good news! It turns out having the “memory of a fish” may actually be a compliment. Fish may have a reputation for having three-second ...