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Maylandia aurora (Burgess, 1976)

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Malawi country information

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: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ciccotto, P.J., A. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 2011
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Maylandia: In honour of Hans J. Mayland, German ictiologist (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce démersal; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; dH range: 12 - 30; profondeur 2 - 12 m (Ref. 9605), usually 2 - 5 m (Ref. 6256).   Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672); 12°S - 15°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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