Ptychochromis ernestmagnusi

Ptychochromis ernestmagnusi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Ptychochrominae
Genus: Ptychochromis
Species: P. ernestmagnusi
Binomial name
Ptychochromis ernestmagnusi
Sparks & Stiassny, 2010

Ptychochromis ernestmagnusi is a species of fish cichlid only known from the Mananara du Nord River in northeastern Madagascar, but it is probably more widespread in that region.[1] If so, it likely occurs in the Mananara-Nord Biosphere Reserve (near the town Mananara Nord), which would give it a level of protection.[1] It can reach 14.7 cm (5.8 in) in standard length.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Sparks, J. S., and Stiassny, M. (2010). A new species of Ptychochromis from northeastern Madagascar (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with an updated phylogeny and revised diagnosis for the genus. Zootaxa 2341: 33–51.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ptychochromis ernestmagnusi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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