Aulonocara rostratum

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Konings, A. |author2=Kazembe, J. |author3=Makocho, P. |year=2019 |title=Aulonocara rostratum |amends=2018 |page=e.T61070A155050877 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61070A155050877.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

| taxon = Aulonocara rostratum

| authority = Trewavas, 1935{{Cof record|spid=56670|title=Aulonacara rostratum|access-date=1 December 2018}}

}}

Aulonocara rostratum is a species of haplochromine cichlid. It is endemic to Lake Malawi in Malawi and Tanzania.{{FishBase|Aulonocara|rostratum|month=June|year=2018}} The males gather in loose aggregations in sandy areas, defending small territories from other males. The females do something else.