Ptychochromis mainty
| Ptychochromis mainty | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Ptychochromis |
| Species: | P. mainty
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychochromis mainty , & , 2015
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Ptychochromis mainty is a species of cichlid from the subfamily Ptychochrominae, a subfamily which is endemic to the freshwaters of Madagascar. It has only been recorded from forested streams in the vicinity of Fort Dauphin in the south eastern part of the island.[2] Its closest relative is Ptychochromis grandidieri.[3]
References[]
- ^ Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis mainty". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T96238241A96238269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T96238241A96238269.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ptychchromis mainty" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ George M. Martinez; Jairo Arroyave & John S. Sparks (2015). "A new species of Ptychochromis from southeastern Madagascar (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. 4044 (1). Abstract
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Ptychochromis
- Fish described in 2015