Aulonocara nyassae Regan, 1922
Peacock cichlid
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in the 1990's
IUCN RedList status: Near Threatened
Distribution
Lake Malawi, East Africa
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Regan, C. T. (1922). The cichlid fishes of Lake Nyassa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1921: 675-727.
Other references:
Fryer, G. and Iles, T. D. (1972). The cichlid fishes of the Great Lakes of Africa: their biology and evolution. Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, U.K.
Konings, Ad. (1995a). Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Second Edition. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany.
Konings, Ad. (1995b). A review of the sand-dwelling species of the genus Aulonocara, with the description of three new species. The Cichlids Yearbook 5: 26-36.
Konings, Ad. (2018). Aulonocara nyassae (errata version published in 2019). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T61069A148845590. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61069A148845590.en. Accessed on 27 November 2022.