Aulonocara stonemani
Aulonocara stonemani is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to the southeastern and southwestern arms of Lake Malawi.[2]
| Aulonocara stonemani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Aulonocara |
| Species: | A. stonemani |
| Binomial name | |
| Aulonocara stonemani (W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1973) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Placidochromis stonemani (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973) | |
Aulonocara stonemani is found in deep waters (55–80 metres (180–262 ft)), over a substrate consisting of mud or sand with sediment layer. Its diet consists of feeds on small invertebrates sifted from the sediment. The maximum total length is 6 centimetres (2.4 in). It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.[1]
The specific name honours the Chief Fisheries Officer for Malawi, J. Stoneman, who helped ensure the success of the expedition the type was collected on.[3]
References
- Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Aulonocara stonemani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60986A47227059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60986A47227059.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Aulonocara stonemani" in FishBase. June 2006 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order Cichliformes: Family Cichlidae: Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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