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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Aulonocara: Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, kara = face, head (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoetwater benthopelagisch. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 10°S - 12°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs along the entire coast between Ngara and Chizi Point.
Size / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.8 cm TL mannelijk/geslacht niet bekend; (Ref. 4975)
Some individuals of a population are very shy and hide permanently in caves whereas others form large schools over sand. Feeds on sand-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geslachtsrijpheid | Voortplanting | Kuitschieten | Eieren | Fecundity | Larven
Maréchal, C., 1991. Aulonocara. p. 11-17. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4975)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 125652)
Gevaarlijk voor mensen
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Aquarium: Commercieel
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Populaire namenSynoniemenMetabolismePredatorsEcotoxicologieVoortplantingGeslachtsrijpheidKuitschietenSpawning aggregationFecundityEierenOntwikkeling van de eieren
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00687 - 0.03186), b=2.97 (2.79 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Assuming Fec<1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref.
125649): (0 of 100) .