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 ...

More than a thousand species of African cichlid live in Lake Malawi, and of these, several hundred are endemic. At 300 miles long and almost 300 miles wide, Lake Malawi is one of the largest in ...

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 ...

Scuba divers visited several spots at Lake Malawi in 2016 to search for cichlid fish, George Turner wrote in a study published Dec. 10 in the peer-reviewed Journal of Fish Biology. The lake is ...

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 ...

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 ...