Mahengechromis curvifrons
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Mahengechromis ellipticus
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Mahengechromis rotundus
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Mahengechromis brachycranium
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Mahengechromis plethos
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Mahengechromis plethos
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In case you missed it: two #newspecies of #cichlids were recently described from #LakeVictoria! Check them out - www.amazonasmagazine.com/2025/08/01/t...
#cichlid #fish #newfish #newfishspecies #cichlidae #victoriancichlid #cichlidhobby #aquarium #aquariums #aquariumhobby #fishnews #fishkeeping
New paper in BIO Web of Conferences using @gbif.org mediated data:
From โSabang to Meraukeโ, the presence of non-native #Oreochromis mossambicus and Oreochromis niloticus (Cichliformes: #Cichlidae) in #Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ
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https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202413603007
When the #cichlids of #LakeTanganyika filled their ecological niches, seems they then agreed between themselves to take the morning, afternoon & night shifts to speciate further. A fascinating (#preprint) study on temporal niche partitioning. #Cichlidae
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New research - A continuous fish #fossil record reveals key insights into adaptive radiation. Published in @Nature.
#Cichlidae #Cichlids #FossilRecord #Haplochromines #LakeVictoria
#NewSpeciesAlert - #๐ต๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ and ๐ต. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ , two new species of #cichlid from the #BolivianAmazon described in the @Neotropi journal. #Cichlidae #Cichlids
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#NewSpeciesAlert - ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐ & #๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐, two new species (forming a sympatric species pair) of #PikeCichlid endemic to the #PirayGuazรบ River, Misiones, #Argentina. #Lacustria #Cichlidae
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#NewSpeciesAlert - ๐ต๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐. A new highly #apomorphic species of #๐ต๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ (Teleostei: #Cichlidae) from a reverse flowing river in the #PeruvianAmazon, with a key to the species in the genus. #Cichlids
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#NewSpeciesAlert - #๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐. Description of a geographically variable elongate rock-dwelling #cichlid (Cichliformes: #Cichlidae) from #LakeMalaลตi, Africa. Published in @Zootaxa. #Mbuna #Pseudotropheus #Maylandi #Cichlids
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New research - Taxonomic investigation of the zooplanktivorous #LakeMalawi #cichlids #๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ and ๐ถ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ . #Cichlidae
๐ท ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐. "Firecrest Mloto" Gome by Virginie Torrecillas
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Researchers discover unrecognized species diversity and endemism in the #cichlid genus #๐ต๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ from the Ecuadorian Amazon. #Cichlidae #AmazonBasin
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#NewSpeciesAlert - ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ (Teleostei: #Cichlidae): a new species from Central Africa, and the first record of the genus in the #CongoRiver basin. #Parananochromis #Cichlids
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Desert Cichlids: Tough Fishes for Harsh Habitats - a beautifully illustrated issue of #Natura (2019) dedicated to the #cichlids that live in extreme environmental conditions in the deserts of Africa, the Middle East, & North America. #Cichlidae
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Rediscovery of the endangered #๐ด๐๐โ๐๐๐๐โ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ (Gosse 1966) (Cichliformes: #Cichlidae) in #CostaRica; extended diagnosis and description and new ecological data. #Cichlid #EndangeredSpecies
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#NewSpeciesAlert - A new species of ๐บ๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ข๐ (Teleostei: #Cichlidae): naming a cichlid species widely known in the #Aquarium hobby as "#๐บ๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐. Tapajรณs Red head". #JFB #Cichlids #Eartheater
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Diversity of #Cichlid #Fishes (Cichliformes: #Cichlidae) in #Chiapas, #Mexico: A practical identification key with updated distribution maps. #Rocio #Vieja #Paraneetroplus #Neetroplus #Vieja #Rheoheros #Amphilophus #Theraps #Thorichthys #Petenia
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#NewSpeciesAlert - ๐ด๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, a beautiful new species of #OscarCichlid from the #Orinoco and the Gulf of Paria basins in #Venezuela and #Colombia.
#Cichlid #Cichlidae
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#NewSpeciesAlert - ๐บ๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐, a new species of eartheater cichlid from the rio Teles Pires, rio Tapajรณs basin, Brazil.
#Cichlidae #Geophagini #Geophagus #Cichlids #MatoGrosso #Brazil
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New paper - Validity of #Rocio gemmata (Teleostei: #Cichlidae), Schmitter-Soto, J.J. (2021) #Cichlids #Taxonomy #ichthyology
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A new species of Diplotaxodon (Cichliformes: #Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi.
#Diplotaxodon dentatus, a new #cichlid species described by Ad Konings. Original specimens caught in 1985, in deep water (trawl) and were misidentified at the time.
#NewSpeciesAlert
The latest edition of #Cichlid News is out now (April 2021). A quarterly magazine devoted entirely to #cichlids and their care. Now in their 20th year of publication. A @FishInTheNews favourite. #fish #fiishkeeping #cichlidae #aquarium
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