Maylandia aurora

Maylandia aurora is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family.

The Maylandia aurora lives in the demersal, freshwater, pH range: 7.5 - 8.5, dH range: 12 - 30, depth range 2 - 12 m environment.

Maylandia aurora is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. Source - * Kasembe, J. 2005. Maylandia aurora. More

Maylandia aurora, photo by Mikael Karlsson Maylandia aurora "Mara Point," photographed underwater by Mikael Karlsson. Copyright More

this image of his male Maylandia aurora from Lake Malawi which wins the March Picture Of The Month. More

Formerly Pseudotropheus aurora or Maylandia aurora, this mbuna cichlid of Lake Malawi can be quite colorful. The males are pale blue with bright yellow in the fins and on the underside, wile females exhibit dusky brown coloration. More

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Common names

Aurinkomalawinahven in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Mbuna in Nyanja
Mbuna in Tonga (faka Tonga)
黎拟丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
黎擬麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Maylandia
Species : Maylandia aurora
Authority : Burgess, 1976