Ptychochromis makira

Species of fish

Ptychochromis makira
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Ptychochromis
Species:
P. makira
Binomial name
Ptychochromis makira
Stiassny & Sparks, 2006

Ptychochromis makira is a species of cichlid only known from the Antainambalana River in the northernmost part of the Toamasina Province in Madagascar.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss and overfishing, and has suffered a severe decline in recent years.[2] It reaches a length of 14.6 centimetres (5.7 in) SL.[3]

References

  1. ^ FishBase team RMCA & Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis makira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57489689A58341051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T57489689A58341051.en. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ptychochromis makira". FishBase. April 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Ptychochromis makira


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