Biology:Maylandia aurora
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Short description: Species of fish
| Maylandia aurora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Maylandia |
| Species: | M. aurora
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| Binomial name | |
| Maylandia aurora (W. E. Burgess, 1976)
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Maylandia aurora is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the southern half of Likoma Island where it prefers habitats with rocky substrates close to sand. Males of this species can reach a length of 8.7 centimetres (3.4 in) SL while females reach 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Konings, A. (2018). "Metriaclima aurora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T61131A47236069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61131A47236069.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61131/47236069. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Maylandia aurora" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1383315 entry
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