Aulonocara brevirostre

Aulonocara brevirostre is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi.[2] It is found along the eastern shore of the Lake in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.[1] It is common at depths of 19–40 metres (62–131 ft), it has been found to feed on small invertebrates. algae and detritus.[1]

Aulonocara brevirostre
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Aulonocara
Species:
A. brevirostre
Binomial name
Aulonocara brevirostre
(Trewavas,1935)
Synonyms
  • Trematocranus brevirostris Trewavas, 1935
  • Aulonocara brevirostris (Trewavas, 1935)

Sources
  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Trematocranus brevirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61059A47231468. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61059A47231468.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Aulonocara brevirostre" in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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