Overview
Family : Cichlids ; Mainly found over sand bordering the rocky reef. Feeds on small sand-dwelling invertebrates [1].
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Sulfurhead Aulonocara
Common Names in Finnish:
Rikkikeisariahven
Common Names in German:
Goldkopf-Kaiserbuntbarsch
Description
Habitat
Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Labroidei
()
- Family:
Cichlidae
()
- Genus:
Aulonocara
()
- Regan, 1922
- Specific name:
maylandi
- Subspecies:
maylandi
- Scientific name: - Aulonocara maylandi maylandi
- Subspecies:
maylandi
- Specific name:
maylandi
- Genus:
Aulonocara
(
- Family:
Cichlidae
(
- Suborder:
Labroidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Aulonocara maylandi (Non Trewavas
Similar Species
Members of the genus Aulonocara
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. baenschi (Nkhomo-Benga Peacock) · A. brevirostre (Aulonocara Blue Gold) · A. ethelwynnae (Northern Aulonocara) · A. hansbaenschi (Aulonocara Fort Maguire) · A. hueseri (Aulonocara White Top) · A. jacobfreibergi (Malawi Butterfly) · A. korneliae (Aulonocara Chizumulu) · A. macrochir (Blue Orchid Aulonocara) · A. maylandi (Sulfurhead Aulonocara) · A. maylandi kandeensis (Blue Orchid Aulonocara) · A. maylandi maylandi (Sulfurhead Aulonocara) · A. nyassae (Emperor Cichlid) · A. saulosi (Aulonocara Metallic Green) · A. steveni (Pale Usisya Aulonocara) · A. stuartgranti (Chilumba Aulonocara) · A. stuartgranti maulana (Chilumba Aulonocara)
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Further Reading
- Konings, A. (1990). Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, N.J., 495 p.
- Maréchal, C. (1991). Aulonocara. p. 11-17. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3862929
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29697
- Fishbase Species ID: 2186
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13598188
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 649595
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 103629
Footnotes
- Konings, A. (1990). Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, N.J., 495 p. [back]
