Iodotropheus stuartgranti

Iodotropheus stuartgranti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours Stuart M. Grant (1937-2007), an exporter of cichlids from lake Malawi for the aquarium trade.[3] This species feeds maonly on aufwuchs. The males are territorial and the female will lay anywhere within a male's territory.[1]

Iodotropheus stuartgranti

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Iodotropheus
Species:
I. stuartgranti
Binomial name
Iodotropheus stuartgranti
Konings, 1990


References

  1. Konings, A. (2018). "Iodotropheus stuartgranti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60945A47224478. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60945A47224478.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Iodotropheus stuartgranti" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 Aug 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (h-k)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2018.


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