Cichlid fishes are a very diverse and species-rich family of teleost fishes that inhabit lakes
and rivers of India, Africa, and South and Central America. Research has largely focused on …

The ornamental fish industry has continued to flourish since eighteenth century with
increased fascination by enthusiasts in the striking body colours and patterns displayed in …

Polymorphisms have fascinated biologists for a long time, but their genetic underpinnings
often remain elusive. Here, we aim to uncover the genetic basis of the gold/dark …

Behavior is critical for animal survival and reproduction, and possibly for diversification and
evolutionary radiation. However, the genetics behind adaptive variation in behavior are …

Identifying genetic loci underlying trait variation provides insights into the mechanisms of
diversification, but demonstrating causality and characterizing the role of genetic loci …

The cichlid fishes comprise the largest extant vertebrate family and are the quintessential
example of rapid “explosive” adaptive radiations and phenotypic diversification. Despite low …

Body color is a major factor determining the economic value of farmed tilapia. In the present
study, we engineered a silver-white tilapia by mutation of hps4 using CRISPR/Cas9 gene …

Pheromones are chemical signals that facilitate communication between animals, and most
animals use pheromones for reproduction and other forms of social behavior. The …

Conventional selective breeding in aquaculture has been effective in genetically enhancing
economic traits like growth and disease resistance. However, its advances are restricted by …

Abstract Oscar Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831), an Amazonian cichlid, has normal and
amelanism varieties, but studies on its amelanism mechanism are scarce. Here, we …