Aulonocara macrochir
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| 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 Published: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Kasembe, J. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Known only from a single specimen, the holotype. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Malawi. Collected from Monkey Bay, in the southeastern arm. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Malawi
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Population [top]
| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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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. |
Bibliography [top]
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Eccles, D.H. and Trewavas, E. 1989. Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, Germany. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Konings, A. 1995. Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Second Edition. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany. Trewavas, E. 1935. A synopsis of the cichlid fishes of Lake Nyasa Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)16: 65–118. |
| Citation: | Kasembe, J. 2006. Aulonocara macrochir. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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