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Fort Maguire aulonocara

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Fort Maguire aulonocara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Aulonocara
Species:
A. hansbaenschi
Binomial name
Aulonocara hansbaenschi

The Fort Maguire aulonocara (Aulonocara hansbaenschi), also known as Aulonocara 'Fort Maguire' in the aquarium fish trade, is a species of haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi.

It is found in Malawi and Mozambique. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. This species is treated as junior synonym of Aulonocara stuartgranti by the IUCN and the Catalog of Fishes,[1][2] but FishBase treat it as a valid species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Konings, A. (2018). "Aulonocara stuartgranti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T120689838A120689903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T120689838A120689903.en.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aulonocara hansbaenschi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aulonocara hansbaenschi". FishBase. June 2018 version.