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Aulonocara trematocephalum (Boulenger, 1901)

Description

Common Names

  • Sokkelokeisariahven , Finnish , Finland
  • 穴首孔雀鯛 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 穴首孔雀鲷 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Chisawasawa , Nyanja (Chichewa) , Malawi

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cichliformes

    Family: Cichlidae

    Genus: Aulonocara

    Species: Aulonocara trematocephalum (Boulenger, 1901)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Only one specimen recorded (but exact locality unknown).

    • Biology

    Probably feeds on soft invertebrates (Ref. 5595).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic