Ptychochromis makira
| Ptychochromis makira | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Ptychochrominae |
| Genus: | Ptychochromis |
| Species: | P. makira |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychochromis makira Stiassny & Sparks, 2006 | |
Ptychochromis makira is a species of cichlid only known from the Antainambalana River in the northernmost part of the Toamasina Province in Madagascar.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss and overfishing, and has suffered a severe decline in recent years.[1] It reaches a length of 14.6 centimetres (5.7 in) SL.[2]
References
- 1 2 Stiassny, M., and Sparks, J. S. (2006). Phylogeny and Taxonomic Revision of the Endemic Malagasy Genus Ptychochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with the Description of Five New Species and a Diagnosis for Katria, New Genus. American Museum Novitates 3535.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ptychochromis makira" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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