| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Aulonocara ethelwynnae | |||
| Species Authority: | Meyer, Riehl & Zetzsche, 1987 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: The species has a restricted range being only recorded from a single location at Chitande Island. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Malawi, where it has only been recorded from Chitande Island |
| Countries: |
Native:
Malawi
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Occurs over rocks and sand. Females and immature males found in schools at 3 m depth. Females can also occur in small groups. Breeding males occur 6–7 m deep. Feeds from the rock and sand substrates. Known as "Northern Alonocara or Chitande Aulonocara" in the aquarium trade |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Potentially the aquarium trade. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2006. Aulonocara ethelwynnae. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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