Scientists are diving into the question Ben Crair Lake Malawi formed in a valley where the African tectonic plate is the process of splitting in two. Getty Images I first learned about cichlids ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Africa's Lake Malawi is home to hundreds of species of cichlids, the freshwater fish whose broad array of colors make them popular denizens of household ...

Within this family, African cichlids represent the most diverse branch of the tree. They’re all found in the Crenicichla genus. They’re mostly found in three freshwater lakes: Lake Malawi ...

More than 1000 closely related but different species of cichlid fish live in Lake Malawi in south-east Africa – more than in any other lake in the world. “They are remarkable,” says ...

The cichlid genus that Pauers studies, Labeotropheus, is found only in Lake Malawi, along with 600 other species exclusive to the lake. When Pauers was in graduate school at UWM, there were only ...

New research shows that courtship rituals evolve very fast in cichlid fish in Lake Malawi. Whenever species evolve to feed at different depths, their courtship evolves as well. In the shallows ...

The property is home to many hundreds of cichlid fish, nearly all of which are endemic to Lake Malawi, and are known locally as "mbuna". The mbuna fishes display a significant example of biological ...

These cichlids are renowned for their evolutionary significance and vibrant colors, making the lake a key site for biological study. Beyond its biological richness, Lake Malawi plays a vital role ...

Scuba divers visited several spots at Lake Malawi in 2016 to search for cichlid fish, George Turner wrote in a study ...