Aulonocara
stuartgranti
Meyer %26 Riehl, 1985
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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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Flavescent peacock |
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Max. size:
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11.8 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4975) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical; 22 %26#150; 26%26deg;C; 10%26deg;S - 12%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 Lake Malawi. Occurs along the entire coast between Ngara and Chizi Point.
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Biology: |
Some individuals of a population are very shy and hide permanently in caves whereas others form large schools over sand. Feeds on sand-dwelling invertebrates (Ref. 5595).
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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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