Iodotropheus
| Iodotropheus | |
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Lavender mbuna , Iodotropheus sprengerae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Iodotropheus M. K. Oliver & Loiselle, 1972 |
| Type species | |
| Iodotropheus sprengerae Oliver & Loiselle, 1972
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Iodotropheus is a small
lavender mbuna
, Iodotropheus sprengerae is the most commonly encountered member of the genus in the aquarium trade.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Iodotropheus declivitas Stauffer, 1994
- Iodotropheus sprengerae M. K. Oliver & Loiselle, 1972 (Rusty cichlid, Lavender mbuna)
- Iodotropheus stuartgranti Konings, 1990
In the aquarium
Like all cichlids from Lake Malawi these cichlids are best maintained in hard, alkaline water. Iodotropheus are best kept in aquariums with volumes greater than 120 L (31.5 gallon).
References
Wikispecies has information related to Iodotropheus.
- Oliver, M.K. and P.V. Loiselle (1972). A new genus and species of cichlid of the mbuna group (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 85: 309–320. PDF
- ^ Oliver, M.K. and M.E. Arnegard (2010). A new genus for Melanochromis labrosus, a problematic Lake Malawi cichlid with hypertrophied lips (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 21 (3): 209-232. PDF
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Iodotropheus in FishBase. February 2013 version.