Aulonocara maylandi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Aulonocara maylandi
Species Authority:	Trewavas, 1984
Common Name/s: English – Sulfurhead Aulonocara

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable   D2   ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2006
Assessor/s:	Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi where it has only been recorded from two restricted locations: West and Eccles Reefs.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi where it has only been recorded at West Reef and Eccles Reef.
Countries:	Native: Malawi
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occur above submerged rocks. Numerous at 10 m depth. A benthic feeder, feeding on molluscs. Females occur in groups over the sand whilst breeding males select small territories in the rocks and sand. Known as "Sulphur Head Aulonocara" in the aquarium trade.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Fishing; aquarium trade.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Konings, A. 1990. Konings's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City New Jersey. Konings, A. 1995. Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Second Edition. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany.