Aulonocara
stonemani
(Burgess %26 Axelrod, 1973)
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Family:
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Cichlidae
(Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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5.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4994) |
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Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; depth range 55 %26#150; 80 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 13%26deg;S - 15%26deg;S |
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Importance:
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aquarium: commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Africa: Endemic to the southeast and southwest arms of Lake Malawi.
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Biology: |
Probably found over a substrate consisting of mud or sand with a thick layer of sediment. Feeds on benthic entomostracans, particularly ostracods and chydorid cladocerans (Ref. 267).
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Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC) (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Kullander, Sven O.
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