This October issue of Cichlid News features a wide variety of articles. Ad Konings reviews recent research into the biology of Crater Lake cichlids and their ‘sympatric’ evolution. Juan Miguel Artigas Azas introduces us to the newly-described ‘firemouth’ type, Thorichthys panchovillai from Mexico. It’s a stunner, but we’re not so sure about the choice of species name, nor is he. Regular contributor Oliver Lucanus reports on the first commercial import of cichlids from Africa’s Lake Kivu, one of which is featured on our cover. Many of these fish have never been photographed before. Ad Konings contributes yet another article, on the so-called Lyretail cichlids, Neolamprologus furcifer and N. timidis, cryptic species from Lake Tanganyika. I share the results of recently published genomic studies implicating natural hybridization as the prime mechanism for rapid speciation in cichlids and others. Finally, Laif DeMason closes with his regular column, ‘What’s New’.
Time to get those pool/pond cichlids back inside before it gets cold, if you haven’t already done so. Enjoy your cichlids!!!
