FB-62421 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62421 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Ageneiogarra Ageneiogarra micropulvinus (Zhou, Pan & Kottelat, 2005) 2005-12-02 2005-12-02 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Tawil, P.0 Aulonocara koningsi n. sp., un cichlidé nouveau du lac Malawi apparenté à Aulonocara stuartgranti (Pisces: Teleostei: Cichlidae). L'An Cichlidé 3:89-98. (Ref. 55929) Konings, A.0 Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. 4th edition. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. 424p. (Ref. 79521) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-62427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-12-06 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Inhabits intermediate zone between rocks and sand; feeds on sandy patches between rocks; males hold territories and excavate beneath rocks to construct their spawning burrow; females occur in small groups of 4 to 5 individuals (Ref. 55929). Tawil, P. 2003 Aulonocara koningsi n. sp., un cichlidé nouveau du lac Malawi apparenté à Aulonocara stuartgranti (Pisces: Teleostei: Cichlidae). L'An Cichlidé 3:89-98. (Ref. 55929) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-01-06 19:38:01 2006-01-06 19:38:01 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 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). Tawil, P. 2003 Aulonocara koningsi n. sp., un cichlidé nouveau du lac Malawi apparenté à Aulonocara stuartgranti (Pisces: Teleostei: Cichlidae). L'An Cichlidé 3:89-98. (Ref. 55929) FB-Morphology-62427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2006-01-06 19:38:01 2006-01-06 19:38:01 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 8 Tawil, P. 2003 Aulonocara koningsi n. sp., un cichlidé nouveau du lac Malawi apparenté à Aulonocara stuartgranti (Pisces: Teleostei: Cichlidae). L'An Cichlidé 3:89-98. (Ref. 55929) FB-Distribution-62427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-12-06 00:00:00 2019-02-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, only known from Mbenji Island in Malawi (Ref. 55929). Tawil, P. 2003 Aulonocara koningsi n. sp., un cichlidé nouveau du lac Malawi apparenté à Aulonocara stuartgranti (Pisces: Teleostei: Cichlidae). L'An Cichlidé 3:89-98. (Ref. 55929) FB-Size-62427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-12-06 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size 9.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 55929)) Tawil, P. 2003 Aulonocara koningsi n. sp., un cichlidé nouveau du lac Malawi apparenté à Aulonocara stuartgranti (Pisces: Teleostei: Cichlidae). L'An Cichlidé 3:89-98. (Ref. 55929) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62427 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-12-06 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62427 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 3 - 25 m (Ref. 55929) Tawil, P. 2003 Aulonocara koningsi n. sp., un cichlidé nouveau du lac Malawi apparenté à Aulonocara stuartgranti (Pisces: Teleostei: Cichlidae). L'An Cichlidé 3:89-98. (Ref. 55929)