Emperor Cichlid
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The Emperor Cichlid is a common name applied to more than one fish. (Aulonocara nyassae) is a species of fish
in the Cichlidae family that is endemic to Lake Malawi. (Boulengerochromis microlepis) is a species of fish
in the Cichlidae family that is endemic to Lake Tanganyika
. (Aulonocara nyassae) is more commonly known as the Peacock cichlid.
Both have the natural habitat
of freshwater lake
s.
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Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Cichlidae family that is endemic to Lake Malawi. (Boulengerochromis microlepis) is a species of fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Cichlidae family that is endemic to Lake Tanganyika
Tanganyika
Tanganyika , later formally the Republic of Tanganyika, was a sovereign state in East Africa from 1961 to 1964. It was situated between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes of Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika...
. (Aulonocara nyassae) is more commonly known as the Peacock cichlid.
Both have the natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
of freshwater lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
s.
Source
- Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2005. Aulonocara nyassae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1946
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/fish-animals/spiny-rayed-fish/cichlid_fightingterrapin.html
The entry may need a disambiguation page.