Male in Chiofu Bay
A male of Aulonocara sp. 'trematocranus masinje' in Chiofu Bay, Lake Malawi [Malawi]. Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Haplochromini

Genus
Aulonocara

Group
Cave-dwellers


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04-Jun-2008

Aulonocara sp. 'trematocranus masinje'


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Conservation: Aulonocara sp. 'trematocranus masinje' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species. Aulonocara sp. 'trematocranus masinje' has only been found among rocks in deep water and is as such not susceptible to overfishing.