Cichlids are one of the largest and strangest groups of vertebrate fish — fish with backbones — on Earth. They’re popular as pets and farmed in aquaculture, and scientists have been studying them ...

An invasive fish caught Friday in the San Gabriel River north of Austin was the first of its kind documented in the wild in the United States, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials said this ...

LEANDER, Texas — Officials are warning anglers about a beautiful exotic fish recently caught in Central Texas. The aulonocara species of fish, better known as Peacock Cichlids, are native to Lake ...

From invasive snails to zebra mussels, Texas is no stranger to non-native species wreaking havoc on our waterways and fauna. On Friday, August 9, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the organization charged ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? East Africa’s Lake Victoria is home to over 500 species of cichlid, and according to ...

Newfound evidence reveals that the upsurge of the exotic Nile perch in Lake Victoria had long-lasting effects on the genetic diversity of various local cichlid species, report scientists. Through ...

A new WWF report is sounding the alarm on Africa’s freshwater fish: one in four fish species it assessed is at risk of extinction. These declines threaten not only biodiversity, but also the food ...

Why are some species more likely to diversify than others? For the largest group of vertebrates, ray-finned fishes, the ability to evolve by transitioning back and forth between simple and complex ...