This volume constitutes the most recent and most comprehensive consideration of the largest family of bony fishes, the Cichlidae. This book offers an integrated

Cichlid fishes are amazing creatures. In terms of sheer number of species, they are the most successful of all families of vertebrate animals, and the extent an

The cichlid fishes are an important group, being widely used in scientific research and as popular fish with aquarists. This group contains mainly small species

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