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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Iodotropheus |
| Species: | I. stuartgranti
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| Binomial name | |
| Iodotropheus stuartgranti Konings, 1990
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References
edit- ^ a b Konings, A. (2018). "Iodotropheus stuartgranti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60945A47224478. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60945A47224478.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Iodotropheus stuartgranti". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ 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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