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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Aulonocara: Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, kara = face, head (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Steven Longwe is a fisherman at Salima, Malawi, who cooperated with the author and supplied him with the species. He is honoured in the name but the original etymology tells us nothing more about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / نطاق العمق / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة. Tropical; 11°S - 13°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs near Kande Island.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
النضج: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 4975)
Found among the sediment covered rocks. Feeds on soft-bodied invertebrates (Ref. 5595).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Maréchal, C., 1991. Aulonocara. p. 11-17. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 4975)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: تجاري; حوض مائي: تجاري
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (مرجع
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (مرجع
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
المرونه (مرجع
120179): وسيط, الحد الزمني الأدني لتضاعف عدد أفراد المجتمع 1.4-4.4 سنة (Assuming Fec<1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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