Almost all animals have symmetrical bodies. Bilateral symmetry is almost universal in all animals and is only very rarely ...

Cichlids are one of the largest and strangest groups of vertebrate fish — fish with backbones — on Earth. They’re popular as pets and farmed in aquaculture, and scientists have been studying ...

The favoured direction of the cichlid's attack corresponds to its laterally asymmetric head shape: It prefers to attack the prey fish either from the right or from the left side, depending on the ...

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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 wolf cichlid, seen here, is one of dozens of fish species Coleman and his students study in his lab. (Sacramento State/Andrea Price) While pursuing his doctorate, Coleman became acquainted with ...

Texas angler Jose Cruz recently caught a 10.25 inch Rio Grande cichlid, earning him a Big Fish Award from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Which genetic factors can break the symmetry of an animal's body? To answer this question, a Konstanz research team led by ...