Aulonocranus dewindti has a body shape that is moderately elongated and compressed, with the length of the body being roughly three times its height. The ventral fins have a long filamentous, the first spine which reaches the anal fin in adult males. The caudal fin us crescent-shaped. There are 33-36 scales along the longest line of the body. There is a system of sensory pores on the head region and there are two lateral lines. The lower pharyngeal bone is triangular in shape and has very fine subconical teeth, the mouth is terminal slightly protruding lower jaw. The teeth in the jaws are very small and conical and are arranged in 2-3 rows on each jaw. The body is silvery in colour and the males are marked with longitudinal yellow stripes. The total length is 12 centimetres (4.7 in).[4]
Distribution
Aulonocranus dewindti is endemic to the Lake Tanganyika basin where it is widespread in the lake as well as also being found in the Ruzizi and Lukuga rivers which drain into the lake.[2] It occurs in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.[1]
Habitat and biology
Aulonocranus dewindti is a mouthbrooder, the female broods the eggs and fry up to 1.63 centimetres (0.64 in) in her mouth. It feeds on plankton over sandy substrates and can occur in large schools.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
This species is currently the only known member of its genus.[2] The generic name is a compound noun of the Greekαυλός (aulos) meaning "pipe" and Κρανος (kranos) meaning "helmet" alluding to the enlarged sensory canals in this species' head. The specific name honours the Belgian geologist Jean Charles Louis De Windt (1876-1898), who accidentally drowned in Lake Tanganyika at the age of 22.[5][6]
References
^ abBigirimana, C. (2006). "Aulonocranus dewindti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60464A12368953. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60464A12368953.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ abcdFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Aulonocranus dewindti" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
^Thomas Andersen (2007). "Tribe Ectodini Synopsis of Aulonocranus Regan, 1920". The Cichlid Room Companion. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^"Dewindtite". Mindat. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
January 20, 2023
aulonocranus, dewindti, species, cichlid, endemic, lake, tanganyika, some, rivers, which, flow, into, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, actinopterygiiorder, cichliformesfamily, cichlidae. Aulonocranus dewindti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika and some rivers which flow into it AulonocranusConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder CichliformesFamily CichlidaeSubfamily PseudocrenilabrinaeTribe EctodiniGenus AulonocranusRegan 1920 3 Species A dewindtiBinomial nameAulonocranus dewindti Boulenger 1899 2 SynonymsParatilapia dewindti Boulenger 1899 Paratilapia lukugae Boulenger 1919 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Habitat and biology 4 Taxonomy and naming 5 ReferencesDescription EditAulonocranus dewindti has a body shape that is moderately elongated and compressed with the length of the body being roughly three times its height The ventral fins have a long filamentous the first spine which reaches the anal fin in adult males The caudal fin us crescent shaped There are 33 36 scales along the longest line of the body There is a system of sensory pores on the head region and there are two lateral lines The lower pharyngeal bone is triangular in shape and has very fine subconical teeth the mouth is terminal slightly protruding lower jaw The teeth in the jaws are very small and conical and are arranged in 2 3 rows on each jaw The body is silvery in colour and the males are marked with longitudinal yellow stripes The total length is 12 centimetres 4 7 in 4 Distribution EditAulonocranus dewindti is endemic to the Lake Tanganyika basin where it is widespread in the lake as well as also being found in the Ruzizi and Lukuga rivers which drain into the lake 2 It occurs in Burundi the Democratic Republic of the Congo Tanzania and Zambia 1 Habitat and biology EditAulonocranus dewindti is a mouthbrooder the female broods the eggs and fry up to 1 63 centimetres 0 64 in in her mouth It feeds on plankton over sandy substrates and can occur in large schools 2 Taxonomy and naming EditThis species is currently the only known member of its genus 2 The generic name is a compound noun of the Greek aylos aulos meaning pipe and Kranos kranos meaning helmet alluding to the enlarged sensory canals in this species head The specific name honours the Belgian geologist Jean Charles Louis De Windt 1876 1898 who accidentally drowned in Lake Tanganyika at the age of 22 5 6 References Edit a b Bigirimana C 2006 Aulonocranus dewindti IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006 e T60464A12368953 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2006 RLTS T60464A12368953 en Retrieved 19 November 2021 a b c d Froese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2018 Aulonocranus dewindti in FishBase June 2018 version Eschmeyer William N Fricke Ron amp van der Laan Richard eds Aulonocranus Catalog of Fishes California Academy of Sciences Retrieved 24 November 2018 Thomas Andersen 2007 Tribe Ectodini Synopsis of Aulonocranus Regan 1920 The Cichlid Room Companion Retrieved 24 November 2018 Christopher Scharpf amp Kenneth J Lazara 22 July 2018 Order CICHLIFORMES Family CICHLIDAE Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE a g The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J Lazara Retrieved 24 November 2018 Dewindtite Mindat Retrieved 24 November 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aulonocranus amp oldid 1056133463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
