Comments on: Scientists Discover Fish in Act of Evolution in Africa’s Greatest Lake

By: RobertSmith

RobertSmith — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:24:53 +0000

Not only is Lake Victoria one of the biggest bodys of water its also probably one of the oldest which has contributed to why there are so many unique species of cichlids.

http://www.cichlidsecretanswers.com/cichlid-species

By: Latinmusclestud

Latinmusclestud — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:53:15 +0000

This is absurd… How is this evolution? It’s not even close… Are they both fish? Can we breed two dogs to eventually make a different breed? Nice try, but go back to the drawing board…

By: Cichlid

Cichlid — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:31:36 +0000

This isn’t really news. “disappearance of some fish species “?
You mean out of roughly 900 species they have an estimated 300 left.

I’m in touch with breeders from germany who have 80 of those Victorian Cichlids.
You can see their pictures here http://www.cichlidexplorer.com/category/lake-victoria-cichlids/

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:29:29 +0000

This is simply adaption. Anybody who actually paid attention in high school biology knows that.

By: Bogdan

Bogdan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:30:25 +0000

So, you think this is evolution? Funny. That fish is still a fish, not a reptile or anything else. Among humans, there are much bigger differences than eye color, yet we are all humans still.

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By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:10:06 +0000

The confusion arises from semantics. It seems the general public’s understanding of the word “species” is different than how it is typically used in evolutionary biology. Separate species sometimes are not easily identified, but a genral rule of thumb is use mating tendencies — in this case, 2 populations appear to not interbreed and as a result are beginning to differientiate into separate species. Another interesting take on this concept is that of “ring species,” where populations next to each other interbreed, but where populations on the extreme geographical ranges would never mate. Are they separate species? What about the intermediate populations, are they unique and separate? This is why it’s not so easy to clearly define what is meant by “species.”

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:32:01 +0000

Yay for evolution maybe we can get it back in schools

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By: Christoph Niederkleine

Christoph Niederkleine — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:28:52 +0000

I suppose the observed mutation is one in the possible range of mutations of cichlid. Like mildew resistance in plants.