Aulonocara nyassae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Aulonocara
Species: Aulonocara nyassae
Name

Aulonocara nyassae Regan, 1922

Lectotype: BMNH 1921.9.6.220. [Paralectotypes: BMNH 1921.9.6.221 (2)].

Type locality: Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa.
Synonyms

Aulonocara nyasensis Regan, 1922

References

Regan, C.T. 1922: The cichlid fishes of Lake Nyassa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1921 (pt 4) (36): 675–727, Pls. 1-6. BHL
Konings, A. 1995: Lake Malawi cichlids. A review of the sand-dwelling species of the genus Aulonocara, with the description of three new species. The Cichlids Yearbook. 5: 26–36.

Links

Aulonocara nyassae in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names
English: Emperor cichlid
中文: 白金天使

Aulonocara nyassae, known as the emperor cichlid, is a species of haplochromine Cichlid that is endemic to Lake Malawi in Africa. It has been recorded from the southeastern arm of the lake and may be present in the southwestern arm.[1] This species was known only from its holotype,[2] which was collected at the turn of the century, until more specimens were collected in the 1990s.[3]
Sources

Konings, A. (2018). "Aulonocara nyassae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61069A148845590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61069A148845590.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Aulonocara nyassae" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
Ad Konings (1995). "A review of the sand-dwelling species of the genus Aulonocara, with the description of three new species". The Cichlids Yearbook. 5: 26–36.