The term tilapia is actually a catch-all term for several varieties of fish from the cichlid family. The most notable being ...

Over 1,800 species of cichlid fish live in Africa’s Rift Valleys lakes. In this crowded world, many cichlid species use ‘mouth-brooding’ to both incubate their eggs, and protect their young.

Angel Fitor is this year’s winner for his masterful underwater images of cichlid fishes in East Africa. Two male cichlid fish fight jaw to jaw over a snail shell. Inside the half-buried shell is a ...