Common names:
Mbuna, Mbuna
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Type locality of the holotype of Pseudotropheus aurora: 'Malawi, Lake Malawi, probably Likoma Island' (Ref. 117093). Known from Lake Malawi at Likoma Island (Ref. 5684, 6256, 86409, 117093). Populations have been transplanted by exporters of aquarium fishes to Otter Point (Ref. 5684, 6256) and Thumbi West Island (Ref. 5684, 6256, 86409) in Lake Malawi.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Ciccotto, P.J., A. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 2011
National Database: