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Aulonocara macrochir

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Aulonocara macrochir
Species Authority: Trewavas, 1935
Taxonomic Notes: Aulonocara rostratum Trewavas, 1935 is considered to be conspecific with this species (Konings 1995). Described from a single male specimen similar to A. rostratum (Eccles and Trewavas 1989).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s: Kasembe, J.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Known only from a single specimen, the holotype.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Collected from Monkey Bay, in the southeastern arm.
Countries:
Native:
Malawi
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Only known from a single specimen: the holotype.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information.
Citation: Kasembe, J. 2006. Aulonocara macrochir. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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