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麗魚科 (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Aulonocara: Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, kara = face, head (Ref. 45335); brevinidus: From the Latin brevis meaning short or shallow and nidus meaning nest - in reference to the shallow spawning pit built by the male (Ref. 40898).