''Aulonocara brevirostre'' is a species of
haplochromine
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The haplochromine cichlids are a tribe of cichlids in subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae called Haplochromini. This group includes the type genus (''Haplochromis'') plus a number of closely related genera such as '' Aulonocara'', '' Astat ...
cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
which is
endemic to
Lake Malawi.
It is found along the eastern shore of the Lake in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
[ It is common at depths of , it has been found to feed on small invertebrates. algae and detritus.][
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Fish of Malawi
brevirostre
Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas
Fish described in 1935
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
Fish of Lake Malawi
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