Iodotropheus sprengerae Oliver & Loiselle, 1972
Lavender mbuna
Iodotropheus sprengerae
photo by Hall, C.

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Max. size:  10.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs in Boadzulu and Chinyankwazi Islands. Also recorded from Chinyamwezi Island (Ref. 26709).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 16-18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal soft rays: 6-8. Gill rakers on first ceratobranchial 7-9; gill rakers on first epibranchial 1-3.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 22 June 2018 (B1a+2a) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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