Order Perciformes Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Scientific name Aulonocara | Tribe Haplochromini Higher classification Cichlid | |
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Lower classifications Aulonocara jacobfreibergi, Flavescent peacock, Nkhomo‑benga peacock, Pale Usisya aulonocara, Sulfurhead aulonocara | ||
Aulonocara fire fish red line red dragon red coral red orchid strawberry firefish nr 1
Aulonocara is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. All Aulonocara species are maternal mouth brooders. Particularly in the aquarium hobby, Aulonocara species are also known as peacock cichlids, aulonocaras or simply "peacocks". This genus is strongly sexually dichromic, even by haplochromine standards.
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- Aulonocara fire fish red line red dragon red coral red orchid strawberry firefish nr 1
- Aulonocara ob peacock select grade african cichlid
- Species
- References
As aquarium fish, they are best kept with other medium-sized nonaggressive cichlids from Lake Malawi.
Aulonocara ob peacock select grade african cichlid
Species
The 22 recognized species in this genus are:
References
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