They came to south Florida in a quiet, undetermined way, and are making a name for themselves. They are short and stocky and full of fight. When they strike, they hit hard. These hardy fish ...

Texas angler Jose Cruz recently caught a 10.25 inch Rio Grande cichlid, earning him a Big Fish Award from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Rio Grande cichlid is a native member of the ...

Officials with the TPWD gave Cruz a Big Fish Award as they said 10.25 inches is large for a Rio Grande cichlid. The Big Fish Award is received for catching a trophy class fish of a qualifying species.

For certain fishes, evolution is easy. After tracking the evolution of teeth in cichlid fishes from Africa, a team of researchers has found that these fishes have developed the ability to evolve ...

It took around five hours for this large cichlid to build a sand bower – a nest for spawning – with its mouth. Once the build was complete the cichlid performed a vigorous dance to attract mates. For ...

An African cichlid fish with an extra large snout. In PNAS, UMass Amherst biologists offer evidence that the evolution of such a trait is due in part to increasing the expression of core members ...