Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Eureka red peacock
Red morph
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Aulonocara
Species: A. jacobfreibergi
Binomial name
Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
(D. S. Johnson, 1974)
Yellow morph

Aulonocara jacobfreibergi, the eureka red peacock, 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 grow to around 15 cm in length.

It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

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