Paretroplus maromandia
| Paretroplus maromandia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Paretroplus |
| Species: | P. maromandia
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| Binomial name | |
| Paretroplus maromandia Sparks & Reinthal, 1999
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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]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paretroplus maromandia". FishBase. July 2011 version.