cichlid fish


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Noun1.cichlid fish - freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishescichlid fish - freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
cichlid
percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
Cichlidae, family Cichlidae - cichlids
bolti, Tilapia nilotica - important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor
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Cases of bilharzia, caused by a fresh water-dwelling parasite, put many people off swimming in the lake, but several areas - including Bird Island - are regularly tested and deemed safe for snorkelling, providing an opportunity to see the rare, endemic cichlid fish which earned Lake Malawi its Unesco status.
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But several areas, including Bird Island, are deemed safe for snorkelling, providing an opportunity to see the rare, endemic cichlid fish which earned Lake Malawi its Unesco status.
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For an example, consider the cichlid fish of East Africa, which at first seems to prove that testosterone is indeed king.
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In a small volcanic lake in Tanzania, what was once a single species of cichlid fish is slowly becoming two, a process known as sympatric speciation.
Darwin's puddle: blue and yellow fish living in a small lake in Tanzania are helping scientists understand basic mechanics of evolution
Effect of separate and combined lead and selenium on the liver of the cichlid fish Oreochromis niloticus: ultrastructural study.
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF BISPHENOL-A ON LIVER, KIDNEYS AND GILLS OF INDIAN MAJOR CARP, CATLA CATLA (HAMILTON, 1822)
Cichlid fish visual systems: mechanisms of spectral tuning.
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Cichlid fish that are reared in larger groups from birth display a greater and more extensive range of social interactions, which continues into the later life of the fish.
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Using cutting-edge techniques, the applicant will characterize DNA methylation variation within and among the sympatric species of a recently discovered endemic cichlid fish radiation in Lake Massoko, Tanzania.
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More than 800 species of small, colorful cichlid fish live in the lake, which serves the aquarium trade worldwide.
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Reproductive behavior and parental roles of the cichlid fish Laetacara araguaiae.
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They found that the cichlid fish Telmatochromis temporalis shows two genetically distinct ecomorphs (local varieties of a species whose appearance is determined by its ecological environment), that strongly differ in body size and the habitat in which they live.
Competition drives evolution in fish: Study
Sympatric speciation in Nicaraguan crater lake cichlid fish.
Two new endemic species in the Midas cichlid species complex from Nicaraguan crater lakes: Amphilophus tolteca and Amphilophus viridis (Perciformes, Cichlidae)

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