#cichliformes

[herpsandbirds]

Pelvicachromis kribensis, "Muyaka variant", family Cichilidae, order Cichliformes, Cameroon.

This variant was only found in a few isolated streams, and has not been seen there for some time. It's possible that this variant is now extinct in the wild. (The species, as a whole, seems to be fine.)

photographs by Michel Keijman

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Though most fish aren't noted for their parental abilities, discus fish should certainly be in the running for parent of the year. Both males and females secrete an orange mucus from their skin which is rich in proteins, nutrients, and antibodies- not unlike the milk secreted by mammals! Young discus fish feed off this mucus for about three weeks after hatching, at which time they're weaned and expected to find their own food.

(Image: A blue discus fish (Symphysodon aequifasciatus) by Patrick Farrelly)

[lunarloaches22]

Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus

I used a random fish generator on the fishbase website to decide what to draw lol

[every-day-creechur]

Blue Victoria Mouthbrooder Haplochromis nubilus

A cichlid fish from Lake Victoria in Africa.

image by Dale Kindler

[saritawolf]

Starry-night Cichlid (male above, female below) (Paratilapia polleni) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Fish

Beloniformes. Most fish of this order live close to the surface, including the flying fish.

Cichliformes. This order is made up of convict blennies and cichlids like the freshwater angelfish.

Which clade of animals is better?

Beloniformes

Cichliformes

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Voting ended onMar 11, 2024

[fuckyeahaquaria]

Chocolate Cichlid | Hypselecara temporalis

[herpsandbirds]

Freshwater Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare), family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes, found in the Amazon Basin and nearby river basins in parts of northern South America

Commonly kept in home aquaria. (The most commonly kept species of this genus).

photograph by Erkut Akyildiz