Blue orchid aulonocara
Aulonocara kandeense
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The blue orchid aulonocara is endemic to the area around Kande Island in Lake Malawi. It detects small invertebrates in the sand and picks them out. Critically endangered. It reaches about 8 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Aulonocara kandeense
- Family
- Cichlidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Synonyms
- Aulonocara kandeensis, Aulonocara maylandi, Aulonocara maylandi kandeense, Aulonocara maylandi kandeensis
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–26 °C
- pH
- 7.5–8.3
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7.8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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