Aulonocara korneliae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Aulonocara korneliae

Species Authority:

Meyer, Riehl & Zetzsche, 1987

Common Name/s:

English

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Aulonocara Chizumulu

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi where it has a restricted range only being recorded at Chisumulu Island.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi where it has only been recorded at Chisumulu Island.
Countries:	Native: Malawi
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurs over rocky habitat but it forages over sand where it feeds on invertebrates. It prefers water of 10 m depth. Females congregate in foraging schools that usually number more than 20 individuals. Males defend territories at the edge of sand and rocks. Territories are central around a cave among rocks or at a horizontal space between a suspended rock and the sand. Known as "Blue Orchard Aulonocara" in the aquarium trade.
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

Occurs over rocky habitat but it forages over sand where it feeds on invertebrates. It prefers water of 10 m depth. Females congregate in foraging schools that usually number more than 20 individuals. Males defend territories at the edge of sand and rocks. Territories are central around a cave among rocks or at a horizontal space between a suspended rock and the sand. Known as "Blue Orchard Aulonocara" in the aquarium trade.

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Fishing; aquarium trade.

Major Threat(s):

Fishing; aquarium trade.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information available.

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Citation:	Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2006. Aulonocara korneliae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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