Mbenji Peacock Cichlid

Aulonocara koningsi

Males excavate spawning burrows beneath rocks

Tropical
Island endemic
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Mbenji Peacock Cichlid is a freshwater fish that inhabits lakes. Records describe one especially distinctive detail: Males excavate spawning burrows beneath rocks.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Aulonocara
Maximum length: 9.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, only known from Mbenji Island in Malawi (Ref. 55929 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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