Flavescent peacock | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Aulonocara |
Species: | A. stuartgranti
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Binomial name | |
Aulonocara stuartgranti
M. K. Meyer &
Riehl, 1985
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The flavescent peacock (Aulonocara stuartgranti), also known as Grant's peacock, is a species of haplochromine cichlid. Its common name refers to its "flavescent" (yellowish) colour.
It is endemic to Lake Malawi where found in the countries of in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. [2]
The species Aulonocara steveni and A. hansbaenschi are treated as junior synonyms of A. stuartgranti by the IUCN and the Catalog of Fishes, [1] [3] [4] but FishBase treat it as a valid species. [5] [6]
The specific name honours Stuart M. Grant (1937-2007), an exporter of cichlids from lake Malawi for the aquarium trade. [7]