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Aulonocara brevirostris

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Aulonocara brevirostris
Species Authority: (Trewavas,1935)
Taxonomic Notes: Taxonomic status uncertain.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Kasembe, J.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
The species is only known from its type specimens.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Malawi. The species is only known from its type specimens. Type locality "Bar House", near the bar of the Shire river at the tip of the south eastern arm of the lake.
Countries:
Native:
Malawi
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Two type specimens were collected: Lectotype and Paralectotype. These types were collected in an area of sandy/silt substrate.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): None identified.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Kasembe, J. 2006. Aulonocara brevirostris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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