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Aulonocara koningsi in Malawi

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Aulonocara koningsi   Tawil, 2003
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	9.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 55929)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec<1000)
Distribution:	Africa: Mbenji Island, Lake Malawi in Malawi.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 15-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 6-8. Diagnosis: dorsal profile rounded; territorial males uniformely blue; egg spots on anal fin absent or strongly reduced; melanin pattern of females and non-territorial males with vertical bars, often connected ventrally; spots on flanks present (Ref. 55929). Description: head relatively large; dorsal profile rounded, ascending above pectoral fins and descending progressively after the pectorals; frontal profile concave, especially in males; mandibular, lachrymal and preopercular cephalic pores well developped; outer oral jaw teeth conic, with outer row teeth enlarged; lower pharyngeal jaw teeth conic, curved forwards; upper part of lateral line, with 26-31 scales, sometimes reaching caudal peduncle but not extending onto caudal fin; lower part of lateral line, with 14-18 scales, continues on caudal fin for about 3 scales (Ref. 55929). Coloration: In life: Territorial males: body, head and fins blue; caudal fin with radiating yellow striae; lower flanks slightly yellow, especially close to the caudal fin; dorsal fin with white margin and black submarginal band; pelvic fins with white edge; anal fin blue, with fin spots absent or strongly reduced; eye reddish brown (Ref. 55929). Juveniles, females and non-territorial males: 6-8 dark vertical bars, sometimes fused or V-shaped; 2-3 spots on flanks, of which 1 is situated on the caudal peduncle; females sometimes dark brown, depending on emotional state and light conditions, and with whitish round or elongated spots on the unpaired fins (Ref. 55929). In alcohol: body dark grey-brown, males almost black; unpaired fins often with white margin; females with round white spots on soft part of dorsal and anal fins; 6-8 vertical bars, of which 5 are situated below the dorsal fin (Ref. 55929).
Biology:	Inhabits mixed sand-rock habitats; females occur in small groups around the male territories (Ref. 55929)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Tawil, P.. 2003. (Ref. 55929)
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Malawi country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	endemic		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Mbenji Island, Lake Malawi (Ref. 55929).
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:	Tawil, P., 2003
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	Modified:  Musschoot, Tobias	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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