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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.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 11°S - 13°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs near Kande Island.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4975)
Found among the sediment covered rocks. Feeds on soft-bodied invertebrates (Ref. 5595).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Hot mot människor
Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01445 (0.00671 - 0.03113), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items. |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Assuming Fec<1000). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (13 of 100). 🛈 |
Priskategori (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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