Male in Mkanila Bay
A male of Aulonocara sp. 'walteri' in Mkanila Bay, Chizumulu Island, Lake Malawi [Malawi]. Photo by Ad Konings. (21-Oct-2005). determiner Ad Konings

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Haplochromini

Genus
Aulonocara

Group
Cave-dwellers


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04-Jun-2008

Aulonocara sp. 'walteri'


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Conservation: Aulonocara sp. 'walteri' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species. Aulonocara sp. 'walteri' is only known from small populations and could only be threatened by over-fishing by collectors of ornamental fishes. At present there is no threat to the existence of this attractive species.