Kotsovato
The kotsovato (Paretroplus kieneri) is a species of cichlid from northwestern Madagascar.[2] As presently defined its range spans several river basins, but this could possibly include more than one species.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss and competition from introduced species.[1] This relatively elongate Paretroplus reaches about 16 centimetres (6.3 in) in length and is closely related to P. gymnopreopercularis, which it resembles.[2] The specific name honours the French fisheries scientist André Kiener.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Paretroplus |
| Species: | P. kieneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Paretroplus kieneri Arnoult, 1960 | |
References
- Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Paretroplus kieneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T16235A58297387. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16235A58297387.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- 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
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamilies ETROPLINAE and PTYCHOCHROMINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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