Sulfurhead aulonocara

Sulfurhead aulonocara
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Aulonocara
Species: A. maylandi
Binomial name
Aulonocara maylandi
Trewavas, 1984

The sulfurhead aulonocara (Aulonocara maylandi) or sulfurhead peacock is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. it closely resembles the blue orchid aulonocara (Aulonocara kandeense although develops a yellow blaze across its dorsal fin

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