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Lake Malawi cichlids — species, locations & maps

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Aulonocara auditor 'Vua'
Genus: Aulonocara
Type locality: Vua, Lake Malawi.
Biotope: Unknown. The species was likely collected using a beach seine and is presumed to inhabit shallow sandy areas.
Geographic distribution: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Known only from the northwestern part of the lake near Vua (Ngara area).
Typical adult size: Up to about 10 cm total length.
Sexual dimorphism: Unknown. No information on sex-specific coloration or morphology is available.
Diet: Unknown. Presumed to feed on small invertebrates detected using enlarged cephalic sensory pores, as in other members of the genus.
Breeding: Unknown.
Aggression: Unknown.
Special notes: Aulonocara auditor has never been recognized in the field after its original description and has never been exported for the aquarium hobby.
It is a small species that resembles A. stuartgranti in some characters but differs by having tricuspid teeth in the inner tooth rows and an unusual pigmentation pattern consisting of two horizontal rows of spots on the body.
The holotype has three rows of scales on the cheek, a feature not typical of sand-dwelling Aulonocara, making its placement within the genus uncertain.
The species is currently listed as Data Deficient, and its true distribution and ecology remain unknown.

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