(c) Vince Golder, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vince Golder
Iodotropheus
Sign in to saveIodotropheus is a small genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa. The genus is distinguished from other genera of mbuna by the upper lip which is usually connected medially to the skin of the snout by a frenum; by its small, terminal mouth; by the outer teeth of both jaws, which are unequally bicuspid and loosely spaced, the tooth shafts inclined slightly toward the jaw symphysis; by the anterior teeth of the upper jaw being much longer and more robust than the lateral and posterior teeth. The rusty cichlid or lavender mbuna, Iodotropheus sprengerae is the most commonly encounte
Species
Lavender Mbuna
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Ржавая цихлида или Iodotropheus sprengerae Йодотрофеусы не формируют нерестовых территорий (даже самцы). Живут поодиночке или в маленьких группах. Подобно всем представителям группы Мбуна йодотрофеусы вынашивают икру во рту.
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Iodotropheus sprengerae.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- taxon name
- Iodotropheus
- Commons category
- Iodotropheus
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Article
3 sectionsContents
- Species
- In the aquarium
- References
Iodotropheus is a small genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa. The genus is distinguished from other genera of mbuna by the upper lip which is usually connected medially to the skin of the snout by a frenum; by its small, terminal mouth; by the outer teeth of both jaws, which are unequally bicuspid and loosely spaced, the tooth shafts inclined slightly toward the jaw symphysis; by the anterior teeth of the upper jaw being much longer and more robust than the lateral and posterior teeth. The rusty cichlid or 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: Iodotropheus declivitas Stauffer, 1994 Iodotropheus sprengerae M. K. Oliver & Loiselle, 1972 (Rusty cichlid, Lavender mbuna) Iodotropheus stuartgranti Konings, 1990