ReviewEvoDevo2023
East African cichlid fishes.
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29 citing papers in PubMed.
- Bony fish genomes: Status and gaps.Journal of fish biology · 2026Review
- Dynamic body size evolution during speciation of predatory cichlid fishes in the Lake Malawi superradiation.Genome research · 2026Article
- Questionable Species Names for Distinct Species Clusters: An Empirical Test of the BOLD Molecular Identification Engine.Insects · 2025Article
- A Chromosome Inversion Creates a Supergene for Sex and Colour in Lake Malawi Cichlids.Molecular ecology · 2025Article
- Lake Tanganyika cichlids partition habitat by time.Nature ecology & evolution · 2025Article
- Widespread Genetic Signals of Visual System Adaptation in Deepwater Cichlid Fishes.Molecular biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Lake Malawi cichlid pangenome graph reveals extensive structural variation driven by transposable elements.Genome research · 2025Article
- Possible Involvement of Ghost Introgressions in the Striking Diversity of Vomeronasal Type 1 Receptor Genes in East African Cichlids.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
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- Transecting and contrasting the feeding designs of the astigmatan community from bird nests.Experimental & applied acarology · 2025Article
- Large inversions in Lake Malawi cichlids are associated with habitat preference, lineage, and sex determination.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Dynamic co-evolution of transposable elements and the piRNA pathway in African cichlid fishes.Genome biology · 2025Article
- Two new cichlid species of the genusZooKeys · 2025Article
- Medaka (Oryzias latipes) initiate courtship and spawning late at night: Insights from field observations.PloS one · 2025Article
- Cichlid fishes are promising underutilized models to investigate helminth-host-microbiome interactions.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Genetic and Developmental Divergence in the Neural Crest Program between Cichlid Fish Species.Molecular biology and evolution · 2024Article
- Uncovering developmental diversity in the field.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- A whole-body micro-CT scan library that captures the skeletal diversity of Lake Malawi cichlid fishes.Scientific data · 2024Article
- Diversity of Sex Chromosomes in Vertebrates: Six Novel Sex Chromosomes in Basal Haplochromines (Teleostei: Cichlidae).Genome biology and evolution · 2024Article
- Genetic and developmental divergence in the neural crest programme between cichlid fish species.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Cichlid fishes are a very diverse and species-rich family of teleost fishes that inhabit lakes and rivers of India, Africa, and South and Central America. Research has largely focused on East African cichlids of the Rift Lakes Tanganyika, Malawi, and Victoria that constitute the biodiversity hotspots of cichlid fishes. Here, we give an overview of the study system, research questions, and methodologies. Research on cichlid fishes spans many disciplines including ecology, evolution, physiology, genetics, development, and behavioral biology. In this review, we focus on a range of organismal traits, including coloration phenotypes, trophic adaptations, appendages like fins and scales, sensory systems, sex, brains, and behaviors. Moreover, we discuss studies on cichlid phylogenies, plasticity, and general evolutionary patterns, ranging from convergence to speciation rates and the proximate and ultimate mechanisms underlying these processes. From a methodological viewpoint, the last decade has brought great advances in cichlid fish research, particularly through the advent of affordable deep sequencing and advances in genetic manipulations. The ability to integrate across traits and research disciplines, ranging from developmental biology to ecology and evolution, makes cichlid fishes a fascinating research system.
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