The Rio Grande cichlid is a native member of the Cichlid family of fishes, which also include the exotic tilapia. By Ariana Garcia , Assistant News Editor Aug 7, 2023 ...

“I didn’t know what it was,” Reid said after asking me if I knew what the fish was. I immediately recognized the Rio Grande cichlid, or Rio Grande perch, as many people in Texas call them.

Last month, fisherman Jose Cruz caught a 10.25-inch Rio Grande cichlid in the river. The fish, an inch and a quarter larger than the minimum to qualify as "trophy class," won Cruz a Big Fish Award ...

Dewey's 2.02-pound, 11.1-inch Rio Grande cichlid, which he caught in Lake Dunlap near New Braunfels in Sept. 2011, was certified by the International Game Fish Association this week as world ...

"Learning to identify the Rio Grande cichlid, which is a distinctive speckled fish will be helpful," McDonnell told Chron. "Many of the cichlids kept in aquariums are also very brightly colored." ...

Texas is already home to its own cichlid species, the Rio Grande cichlid, or Texas cichlid, a freshwater fish of the cichlid family, and the only cichlid species native to the U.S. Originally ...

The state fisheries department is hosting a free fishing rodeo to teach people how to catch the Rio Grande cichlid, an invasive species of fish.The… Invasive fish rodeo at City Park Sept. 29 | WWNO ...

Texas has one native cichlid known as the Rio Grande cichlid, found outside of the Rio Grande area in the Central Texas Edwards Plateau. Tilapia species are found in some Texas waters but are also ...

In its prime, the man-made pond at popular San Antonio park, Denman Estate Park, housed hundreds of fish, like Rio Grande cichlid and largemouth bass. However, that's not the case this summer.

State wildlife officials are taking steps to prevent the spread of two invasive species in Louisiana waters — the apple snail and the Rio Grande cichlid. The apple snail, a fist-sized South ...

Texas has one native cichlid known as the Rio Grande cichlid, found outside of the Rio Grande area in the Central Texas Edwards Plateau. Tilapia species are found in some Texas waters but are also ...

A large Rio Grande Cichlid is displayed Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 after being collected from the Denman Estate Park pond before the pond is drained for repairs.