Ptychochromis makira

Ptychochromis makira
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Ptychochrominae
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.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss and overfishing, and has suffered a severe decline in recent years.[1] It reaches a length of 14.6 centimetres (5.7 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ptychochromis makira" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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