Iodotropheus
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Iodotropheus sprengerae |
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| Oliver & Loiselle , 1972 |
Iodotropheus is a genus from the family of cichlids (Cichlidae), whichis endemic to Lake Malawi in eastern Africa. The name refers to the rust-colored areas on the head and back of the type specimens ( size : "ios" = rust + Tropheus (genus of cichlids)).
features
Iodotropheus species are 6.5 to 11 cm long, females remain slightly smaller. They are similar to the genus Pseudotropheus . The head profile rises steeply, a fold of skin connects the upper lip with the top of the muzzle. Adult fish have an outer row of large, single-pointed teeth. The smaller teeth of the inner rows of teeth are two to three pointed. The gill trap has 7 to 10 spines on the first ceratobranchial and 1 to 3 on the first epibranchial, the bone support of the upper branch of the first gill arch. All Iodotropheus species are mouthbrooders . Their egg spots are outlined in black.
- Fin formula : dorsal XV – XVIII / 8–10, anal V / 6–8
species
So far, three types have been described .
- Iodotropheus declivitas Stauffer, 1994 .
- Iodotropheus sprengerae Oliver & Loiselle, 1972 .
- Iodotropheus stuartgranti Konings, 1990 .
literature
- MK Oliver, PV Loiselle 1972: A new genus and species of cichlid of the mbuna group (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi (PDF; 414 kB). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 86: 309-320.
- Hans Joachim Richter: dwarf cichlids . Neumann Verlag, Leipzig, Radebeul 1987, ISBN 3-7402-0028-6 .
- Erwin Schraml: Iodotropheus. In: Claus Schaefer, Torsten Schröer (Hrsg.): The large lexicon of aquaristics. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-7497-9 , p. 523 f.
- Günther Sterba : The world's freshwater fish. 2nd Edition. Urania, Leipzig / Jena / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 .
Web links
- Iodotropheus on Fishbase.org (English)