Fig. 1

Evolution and Development of East African cichlid fishes. A Representatives of East African cichlids for which genomic information is available (Note: the Astatotilapia genus contains multiple paraphyletic species and is therefore found in both Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika). B Simplified phylogeny of East African cichlids with the radiations of Lakes Tanganyika (green), Malawi (blue), and Victoria (orange). C Life cycle of a substrate-brooding cichlid from Lake Tanganyika (Julidochromis ornatus) and a mouth-brooding, haplochromine cichlid from Lake Malawi (Melanochromis auratus). Photo credits: Ralf Schneider (A. burtoni in A)