Sagarika Chaudhuri

Cichlid fishes belonging to the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes, are considered highly intelligent. These freshwater fishes are occasionally found in brackish water. Distribution covers Central and South America, the West Indies, Africa, Madagascar, Israel, Syria, coastal India, and Sri Lanka. Cichlidae is one of the most species-rich families in freshwaters worldwide. The number of species currently recognised under this family is 1762. Endemic cichlids make up most of the fish fauna in the three African lakes that contain the most species of fish of any lake in the world, namely Lake Malawi, Lake Victoria, and Lake Tanganyika. 

Culum Brown from Macquarie University (2004) states, “Fish are more intelligent than they appear. In many areas, such as memory, their cognitive powers match or exceed those of higher vertebrates, including non-human primates” …read more on NOPR