African cichlids – ‘fast species’ are very, very biblical

African cichlids are a diverse group of fishes that have frequently been used as evidence for evolution. Yet, now that the genomes of several hundred species have been published, the true history of this group has been revealed. All parties must now acknowledge that the many species arose quickly, from a common stock. In many ways, African cichlids fit beautifully into the biblical model of ‘created kinds’.

Links:

• Meier et al. 2023 Cycles of fusion and fission enabled rapid parallel adaptive radiation in African cichlids, Science 381:1428.
• Carter R 2021 Species were designed to change, creation.com.
• Carter R 2021 Species were designed to change, biblicalgenetics.com.
• Common aquatic macroinvertebrates
• Map of the biodiversity of amphibians, etc., in North America