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Cichlids

Known as: Cichlidae, Cichlid Fish, Cichlid 
Common name for perch-like fish of the family Cichlidae, belonging to the suborder Labroidei, order PERCIFORMES.
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Oreochromis niloticus

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Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
Erratum: Non-adaptive plasticity potentiates rapid adaptive evolution of gene expression in nature
Nature 525, 372–375 (2015); doi:10.1038/nature15256 There are several errors in this Letter. First, owing to a production error… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Anesthesia of fish with benzocaine does not interfere with comet assay results.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Fishes and birds: Gondwana life rafts reconsidered.
SANDERSON, M. J., AND M. J. DONOGHUE. 1989. Patterns of variation and levels of homoplasy. Evolution 43:1781–1795. SCOTLAND, R. W… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Sperm size of African cichlids in relation to sperm competition
We compared pairs of closely related taxa of cichlid fishes from Lake Tanganyika to examine the relationship between sperm size… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Direct measurement of intra-cochlear pressure waves
The cochlear travelling wave is fundamental to the ability of the mammalian auditory system to resolve frequency. The seashell… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Ecomorphological diversification and convergence in fluvial cichlid fishes
SynopsisWe compared ecological and morphological patterns among cichlid faunas from three different biotic regions: the Río… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Multilocus DNA fingerprinting and RAPD reveal similar genetic relationships between strains of Oreochromis niloticus (Pisces: Cichlidae)
Two molecular techniques which reveal highly variable DNA polymorphisms, RAPD and multilocus DNA fingerprinting, were used to… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The biology, fishery and potential for aquaculture of Tilapia melanotheron in a small West African lagoon
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Mouthbreeding in fishes.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Sodium and water balance in the cichlid teleost, Tilapia mossambica.
1. The total body sodium increases from 45.9 µM/g. fish in fresh water to 59.9 µM/g. fish in 200 % sea water. 2. The rate of… 
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