Aulonocara guentheri Eccles, 1989
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Aulonocara guentheri is a species of haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, where they are restricted to the south eastern arm, and Lake Malombe, meaning that as far as is known this fish is endemic to Malawi. It prefers shallow sandy habitat where it forages in small schools, males in breeding colours have been caught by fishermen in November and December suggesting that is when they breed. The specific name honours the German born British herpetologist and ichthyologist Albert Günther (1830-1914), who was one of the first scientists to recognise the diversity of te cichlids in Lake Malawi.
Wikipedia contributors, Aulonocara guentheri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:06:37.618316+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aulonocara guentheri Eccles, 1989
- Name authority
- Eccles, 1989
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Aulonocara
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- genusAulonocara Regan, 1922
- speciesAulonocara guentheri Eccles, 1989
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aulonocara. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aulonocara aquilonium Konings, 1995 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aulonocara gertrudae Konings, 1995 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aulonocara jacobfreibergi (Johnson, 1974) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aulonocara koningsi Tawil, 2003 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aulonocara korneliae Meyer, Riehl & Zetzsche, 1987 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aulonocara rostratum Trewavas, 1935 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aulonocara saulosi Meyer, Riehl & Zetzsche, 1987 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aulonocara stonemani (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aulonocara brevirostre (Trewavas, 1935) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Eccles, D. H., & Trewavas, E. (1989). Malaŵian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, H. W. Dieckhoff, Herten, Germany, 1–334. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:JSPG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.