Paretroplus loisellei
| Paretroplus loisellei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Etroplinae |
| Genus: | Paretroplus |
| Species: | P. loisellei |
| Binomial name | |
| Paretroplus loisellei Sparks & Schelly, 2011 | |
Paretroplus loisellei is a vulnerable species of cichlid fish from the Mahanara River basin north of Sambava in northeastern Madagascar.[2] Until its scientific description in 2011, this population was usually referred to as Paretroplus sp. nov. "Ventitry" or included in P. damii, which it resembles.[2] It reaches about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in length,[3] and is threatened by habitat loss and introduced species.[1] The similar named Ptychochromis loisellei is also restricted to the Mahanara River basin.[4]
References
- 1 2 Loiselle, P. (2004). "Paretroplus loisellei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- 1 2 Sparks, J. S. and Schelly, R. C. (2011). A new species of Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Etroplinae) from northeastern Madagascar, with a phylogeny and revised diagnosis for the P. damii clade. Zootaxa 2768: 55–68.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Paretroplus loisellei" in FishBase. July 2011 version.
- ↑ 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.
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