bio.wikisort.org - Animal

The Chitande aulonocara (Aulonocara ethelwynnae) is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi, only occurring in the north-west of the Lake near Chitande Island.[1] It occurs over habitats of mixed rock and sand and it feeds on benthic invertebrates.[2] The males show territorial behaviour all year and defend their territories from other males. These territorial males are found in deeper areas around 15 metres (49 ft) while the non territorial males and the females are rarely seen below 3 metres (9.8 ft). Ripe females descend towards the males and spawning takes place in a cavity or, if the male's territory does not include a cavity, on the open sand.[1] The specific name honours the British ichthyologist Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900-1993) of the British Museum (Natural History) who described a number of species of cichlid from Lake Malawi.[3]

Chitande aulonocara
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Aulonocara
Species:	A. ethelwynnae
Binomial name
Aulonocara ethelwynnae M. K. Meyer, Riehl & Zetzsche, 1987

References

На других языках

---

- [en] Chitande aulonocara

---

[es] Aulonocara ethelwynnae

Aulonocara ethelwynnae es una especie de peces de la familia Cichlidae en el orden de los Perciformes.

---

---