Male from Likoma island
A male of Aulonocara hueseri at Likoma island, Lake Malawi [Malawi]. Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Haplochromini

Genus
Aulonocara

Group
Stuartgranti


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Last updated on:
22-Apr-2008

Aulonocara hueseri Meyer, 1987


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Original description as Aulonocara hueseri:

ZooBank:66393932-F272-4A11-8639-A8633384034A.

  • Meyer, Manfred & R. Riehl, H. Zetzsche. 1987. "A revision of the cichlid fishes of the genus Aulonocara Regan, 1922 from Lake Malawi, with descriptions of six new species (Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae).". Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg. 7-53 (crc00062)

Conservation: Aulonocara hueseri is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (VU) vulnerable (2006). Data is deficient. I believe there is no threat to this species and only its restricted distribution around Likoma Island may have triggered the Vulnerability state on the list.