Aulonocara nyassae

Aulonocara cf. nyassae, captive-bred albino

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

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