Cichlids in these lakes fill nearly all of the roles typically filled by many fish families, including those of predators, scavengers, and herbivores, with varying dentitions and head shapes to match their dietary habits. In each case, the radiation events are only a few million years old, making the high level of speciation particularly remarkable.
Cichlids inhabiting these lakes assume nearly all of the roles typically filled by numerous fish families, including those of predators, scavengers, and herbivores, with varying dentitions and head shapes to match their dietary habits. In each instance, the evolutionary events are only a few million years old, making the high level of speciation particularly remarkable.