Aulonocara baenschi
Benga peacock
The yellow-and-blue contrast behind our cover photo.
- Group
- Peacocks
- Size
- Adulto: unos 13 cm
- Price
- Price on request
- Status
- Price on request
This species is endemic to Lake Malawi. It lives over sand with scattered rocks, where it hunts bottom invertebrates. Females brood the eggs in their mouths. The generated photo shows one take on a colored male.
FishBase reports 13 cm total length, tail fin included. Check identification and origin on real fish.
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