Paretroplus maromandia
Paretroplus maromandia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Paretroplus |
Species: | P. maromandia
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Binomial name | |
Paretroplus maromandia & , 1999
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Paretroplus maromandia is an endangered species of cichlid fish from fresh and brackish water in northwestern Madagascar, where known from the , and , and .[2] It has already been extirpated from the lake,[2] and is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.[1] This relatively deep-bodied Paretroplus reaches 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in length.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Paretroplus maromandia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44493A58307944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44493A58307944.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Sparks, J. S. (2008). Phylogeny of the Cichlid Subfamily Etroplinae and Taxonomic Revision of the Malagasy Cichlid Genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 314 :1-151
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Paretroplus maromandia" in FishBase. July 2011 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Paretroplus
- Freshwater fish of Madagascar
- Fish described in 1999
- Cichlidae stubs