Description

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Common Names

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Sulfurhead Aulonocara , English , Malawi

Rikkikeisariahven , Finnish , Finland

Goldkopf-Kaiserbuntbarsch , German , Germany

Schwefelkopf-Kaiserbuntbarsch , 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 maylandi Trewavas, 1984

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi, Eccles Reef.

Biology

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Mainly found over sand bordering the rocky reef. Feeds on small sand-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 5595). Females mouthbrood eggs (Ref. 6020).

Habitat

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benthopelagic