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Genus of fishes
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Aulonocara is a
genus of
haplochromine
cichlids endemic to
Lake Malawi in
East Africa . All Aulonocara
species are maternal
mouth brooders . Particularly in the
aquarium hobby, Aulonocara species are also known as peacock cichlids , aulonocaras or simply "peacocks" . This genus is strongly
sexually dichromic , even by haplochromine standards.
As aquarium fish, they are best kept with other medium-sized nonaggressive cichlids from Lake Malawi. All peacock cichlids are known to be less aggressive than their
Mbuna counterparts, and thrive in warmer waters that have a slightly basic pH.
Species
Female of an unidentified Aulonocara species
The 22 recognized species in this genus are:
[1]
Aulonocara aquilonium
Konings , 1995
Aulonocara auditor (
Trewavas , 1935)
Aulonocara baenschi
M. K. Meyer &
Riehl , 1985 (nkhomo-benga peacock)
Aulonocara brevinidus Konings, 1995
Aulonocara brevirostre (
Trewavas , 1935)
Aulonocara ethelwynnae
M. K. Meyer ,
Riehl &
Zetzsche , 1987 (Chitande aulonocara)
Aulonocara gertrudae
Konings , 1995
Aulonocara guentheri
Eccles , 1989
Aulonocara hansbaenschi
M. K. Meyer ,
Riehl &
Zetzsche , 1987 (Fort Maguire aulonocara)
Aulonocara hueseri
M. K. Meyer ,
Riehl &
Zetzsche 1987 (night aulonocara)
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi (
D. S. Johnson , 1974) (Freiberg's peacock, eureka red peacock, fairy cichlid)
Aulonocara kandeense
Tawil &
Allgayer , 1987 (blue orchid aulonocara)
Aulonocara koningsi
Tawil , 2003
Aulonocara korneliae
M. K. Meyer ,
Riehl &
Zetzsche , 1987 (Chizumulu aulonocara)
Aulonocara maylandi
Trewavas , 1984 (sulfurhead peacock, sulfurhead aulonocara)
Aulonocara nyassae
Regan , 1922 (emperor cichlid)
Aulonocara rostratum
Trewavas , 1935
Aulonocara saulosi
M. K. Meyer ,
Riehl &
Zetzsche , 1987 (greenface aulonocara)
Aulonocara steveni
M. K. Meyer ,
Riehl &
Zetzsche , 1987 (pale Usisya aulonocara)
Aulonocara stonemani (
W. E. Burgess &
H. R. Axelrod , 1973)
Aulonocara stuartgranti
M. K. Meyer &
Riehl , 1985 (flavescent peacock)
Aulonocara trematocephala (
Boulenger , 1901)
References
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