| Citation | Ciccotto, P.J., A. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 2011, Descriptions of five new species in the genus Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa.. Zootaxa 2738:1-25. |
| Ref. | 86409 Ciccotto, P.J., A. Konings and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 2011 |
| Page | 3 |
| Named Used as Valid | Metriaclima aurora |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Distributed at Likoma Island (type locality) and along the coast of Mozambique at Mara Point, Mbweca, Tumbi Point, and a relatively isolated location to the south near N’kolongwe |
| Quote | Populations have been transplanted to Thumbi West Island, where the species has spread to several locations around Cape Maclear |