Ptychochromis mainty
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]
| Ptychochromis mainty | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Ptychochromis |
| Species: | P. mainty |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychochromis mainty Martinez, Arroyave & Sparks, 2015 | |
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
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