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Aulonocara aquilonium Konings, 1995

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: Mdoka, MRAC 94-56-P-62 (holotype, male, 8.22 cm SL) (Ref. 40898).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Konings, A., 1995
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Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Aulonocara: Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, kara = face, head (Ref. 45335);  aquilonium: From the Latin for northern - in reference to the species' northerly distribution in Lake Malawi (Ref. 40898).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

; zoet water benthopelagisch; diepte 12 - 25 m (Ref. 40898).   Tropical

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Africa: Lake Malawi.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 40898)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 16 - 17; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 9 - 11; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 8 - 9.

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Found in sandy areas (Ref. 40898). Territorial males defend a small patch of sand against conspecific males only (Ref. 40898). Foraging females and non-territorial males form large schools (Ref. 40898).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Medewerkers

Konings, A., 1995. Lake Malawi cichlids. The Cichlids Yearbook 5:26-36. (Ref. 40898)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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