freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
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Live Aquarium - Enjoy the soothing effects and colorful cichlid fish in my my 55 gallon online fish tank. 水族館在線直播-欣賞我的55加侖魚缸里華美的熱帶淡水魚，令人愜意。
The Blood parrot (also known as bloody parrot and blood parrotfish) is a hybrid cichlid. 血鸚鵡又名“血鸚嘴魚”，是一種雜種麗魚科魚。
The present favourite is the evolution of cichlid fish in African lakes, where the question of reproductive isolation is much more complex. 目前最喜歡提到的例子是非洲湖泊中鯛魚的進化，該例子中生殖隔離問題相當復雜。