Aulonocara hueseri Meyer, Riehl & Zetzsche, 1987 Night aulonocara |
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Hippocampus-Bildarchiv |
Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae | |||
Max. size: | 7.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
Distribution: | Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Reported from Likoma, Domwe and Thumbi West Islands, Monkey Bay, Nankumba and Nkhata Bay. | |||
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Biology: | Lives over sand and feeds on sand-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 5595). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 May 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |