Biology:Sulfurhead aulonocara
| Sulfurhead aulonocara | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Aulonocara |
| Species: | A. maylandi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Aulonocara maylandi Trewavas, 1984
| |
The sulfurhead aulonocara (Aulonocara maylandi) or sulfurhead peacock is a species of haplochromine cichlid which is endemic to Lake Malawi in the country of Malawi and has only been observed on West Reef (Luwala Reef) and Eccles Reef (Chimwalani Reef).[1] It is threatened by collection for the aquarium trade and this has caused a 70% reduction in numbers.[1] In this mouthbrooding species, the eggs are cared for by the females only, and it is found over mixed sand and rocky areas where they hunt small invertebrates in the sand.[2] It closely resembles the blue orchid aulonocara (Aulonocara kandeense) though it develops a yellow blaze across its dorsal In the past these two taxa have been considered to be subspecies.[3] The specific name honours Hans-Joachim Mayland, an author on cichlids and a fishkeeper, brought the species to the attention of Ethelwynn Trewavas.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Konings, A. (2018). "Aulonocara maylandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T61067A148658797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61067A148658797.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61067/148658797. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Aulonocara maylandi" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ "Aulonocara maylandi TREWAVAS, 1984 Sulphurhead Peacock". Serioulsy Fish. https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/aulonocara-maylandi-maylandi/.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae2/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3318933 entry
 |  |
