Taxonomy & naming
Aqua Haus Gaus sells this fish as "Aulonocara maulana". No species of that name appears in the Catalog of Fishes, so the binomial is a trade name and the fish is an undescribed Aulonocara. The atlas writes it as sp. "Maulana". The form is undescribed, and its identity and range are not documented in the sources behind the atlas.
Morphology
Not documented for this form. Genus-level: male Aulonocara are the blue, orange or yellow "peacocks" of the hobby, with enlarged sensory pores on the head.
Habitat
Not documented for this form. Genus-level: Aulonocara are endemic to Lake Malawi and live over sand and along the sand-rock boundary.
Feeding
Not documented for this form. Genus-level: peacocks pick small invertebrates from and out of the sand.
Mating
Not documented for this form. Genus-level: males hold a territory or a cave and display to females.
Breeding
Not documented for this form. Genus-level: Aulonocara are maternal mouthbrooders.
In the aquarium
Not documented for this form. Genus-typical care applies: hard, alkaline water, a sand bottom, and rockwork for caves.
Conservation
An undescribed form has no IUCN category, and none is claimed here. Population and range data for it are not documented in the atlas's sources.