Iodotropheus

Taxobox | name = "Iodotropheus"

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image_caption = Lavender mbuna, "Iodotropheus sprengerae"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Cichlidae
genus = "Iodotropheus"
genus_authority = Oliver and Loiselle, 1972
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Iodotropheus" is a small genus of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa. It currently includes three species. The lavender mbuna, "Iodotropheus sprengerae", also known as the rusty cichlid, is the most commonly encountered member of the genus in the aquarium trade.

pecies

** "Iodotropheus declivitas" Stauffer, 1994.
** Lavender mbuna, "Iodotropheus sprengerae" Oliver & Loiselle, 1972.
** "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

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