Paretroplus maromandia

Paretroplus maromandia is an endangered species of cichlid fish from fresh and brackish water in northwestern Madagascar, where known from the Maintsomalaza, Andranomalaza and Maevarano Rivers, and Lake Andrapongy.[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]

Paretroplus maromandia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Paretroplus
Species:
P. maromandia
Binomial name
Paretroplus maromandia
Sparks & Reinthal, 1999

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Paretroplus maromandia" in FishBase. July 2011 version.


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