Description

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Common Names

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Fairy cichlid , English , USA

Malawi butterfly , English , Malawi

Njassa keiserkirevahven , Estonian , Estonia

Keijukeisariahven , Finnish , Finland

Feenbuntbarsch , German , Germany

Chisawasawa , Nyanja (Chichewa) , Malawi

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Aulonocara

Species: Aulonocara jacobfreibergi (Johnson, 1974)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Reported from Nkudzi, Monkey Bay, Nankumba, Domwe Islands, Otter Point in Lake Malawi.

Biology

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Northern populations occur in pure rocky habitats and in places with large boulders, while southern populations are found in intermediate habitats and males occupy small caves (Ref. 5595).

Habitat

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benthopelagic