Aulonocara Koningsi
📖 Overview
Inhabits intermediate zone between rocks and sand; feeds on sandy patches between rocks; males hold territories and excavate beneath rocks to construct their spawning burrow; females occur in small groups of 4 to 5 individuals .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Diagnosis: dorsal profile rounded; territorial males uniformely blue; egg spots on anal fin absent or strongly reduced; melanin pattern of females and non-territorial males with vertical bars, often connected ventrally; spots on flanks present . : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Aulonocara Koningsi is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Aulonocara Koningsi is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Aulonocara Koningsi is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 3 - 25 m . Tropical endemic to Lake Malawi, only known from Mbenji Island in Malawi (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
sandy patches between rocks; males hold territories and excavate beneath rocks to construct their sp
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