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Aulonocara rostratum in Malawi

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Aulonocara rostratum   Trewavas, 1935
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae			picture (Auros_f0.jpg) by Turner, G.F.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	18.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4975)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 7.40000009536743 - 8.30000019073486; dH range: 5 - 30 ; depth range - 20 m
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 26°C; 9°S - 15°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec<1000)
Distribution:	Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Known from Karonga, Vua, and Monkey Bay.
Biology:	Occurs over open sand and feeds on sand-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 5595). Solitary specimens usually seen over soft and muddy bottoms
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Maréchal, C.. 1991. (Ref. 4975)
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Malawi country information
Common names:	Chisawasawa, Kapesa		Ref:  Nsiku, E., 1999
Status:	endemic		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	live export: ornamental
Comments:	Exported as an aquarium fish (Ref. 5595).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mi.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Maréchal, C., 1991
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Binohlan, Crispina B.

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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