Eureka Red Peacock | |
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Red morph | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Aulonocara |
Species: | A. jacobfreibergi |
Binomial name | |
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi (Johnson, 1974) |
The Eureka Red Peacock (Aulonocara jacobfreibergi) is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is also known as Freiberg's Peacock or Fairy Cichlid. There are several colour morphs including red or yellow. They generally can get around 15 cm in length.
It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.