Aulonocara stuartgranti

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 stuartgranti

Species Authority:

Meyer & Riehl, 1985

Common Name/s:

English

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Flavescent Peacock

Taxonomic Notes:

Possibly conspecific with A. steveni Meyer, Riehl & Zetzsche, 1987 (Konings 1995).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern 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)
Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Widespread with no known major threats to the whole population.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs along the entire northwestern coast between Kande and Ngara and on the eastern shores south of the Ruhuhu River to Ntekete.
Countries:	Native: Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of

Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Frequents the rock sand interface feeding from the substrate. Generally occurs at a depth of 8–15 m. Few individuals have been observed in water as shallow as 3 m but others can occur up to 25 m deep. Females occur in groups, males hold territories in caves made of rocks scattered over the sand. Known as " Usisya Aulonocara, Flavascent Peacock, Ngara Aulonocara and Chilumba Aulonocara, Aulonocara Yellow Tanzania, or Aulonocara Blue Neon" in the aquarium trade.
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

Frequents the rock sand interface feeding from the substrate. Generally occurs at a depth of 8–15 m. Few individuals have been observed in water as shallow as 3 m but others can occur up to 25 m deep. Females occur in groups, males hold territories in caves made of rocks scattered over the sand. Known as " Usisya Aulonocara, Flavascent Peacock, Ngara Aulonocara and Chilumba Aulonocara, Aulonocara Yellow Tanzania, or Aulonocara Blue Neon" in the aquarium trade.

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Fishing.

Major Threat(s):

Fishing.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information available.

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Citation:	Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2006. Aulonocara stuartgranti. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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