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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Iodotropheus: Greek, iodos = the colour of iron rust; also a lavender colour + Greek, tropaion = defeat, a memorial of a fighting war, trophy; because of their specialized teeth were such an obvious feeding adaptation (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Kappy Sprenger is an amateur aquarist and wildlife rehabilitator. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 13°S - 15°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs in Boadzulu and Chinyankwazi Islands. Also recorded from Chinyamwezi Island (Ref. 26709).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5649)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 16 - 18; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 8 - 9; Radios blandos anales: 6 - 8. Gill rakers on first ceratobranchial 7-9; gill rakers on first epibranchial 1-3.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Female is mouthbrooder.
Maréchal, C., 1991. Iodotropheus. p. 200-201. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5649)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01445 (0.00671 - 0.03113), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
4.0 ±0.50 se; based on food items. |
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179) |
Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (15 of 100). 🛈 |
Categoría de precios (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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