Description

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Common Names

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Kuonokeisariahven , Finnish , Finland

Sandfarbener Kaiserbuntbarsch , German , Germany

大吻孔雀鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China

大吻孔雀鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Chisawasawa , Nyanja (Chichewa) , Malawi

Kapesa , Tumbuka , Malawi

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cichliformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Aulonocara

Species: Aulonocara rostratum Trewavas, 1935

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Africa: occurs throughout Lake Malawi.

Biology

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Occurs over open sand and feeds on sand-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 5595). Solitary specimens usually seen over soft and muddy bottoms. Feeds on small invertebrates (Ref. 40898).

Habitat

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benthopelagic