Ptychochromoides

Ptychochromoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Ptychochrominae
Genus: Ptychochromoides
Kiener & Maugé, 1966
Type species
Tilapia betsileana
Boulenger, 1899
Species

3, see text

Ptychochromoides is a genus of cichlids endemic to Madagascar. Of the three described species, two are critically endangered[1][2] and one was considered extinct until rediscovered in late 2010.[3]

Species

The genus formerly included Katria katria, which was moved to its own genus in 2006.[4] There are currently three recognized species in Ptychochromoides:[5]

References

  1. Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004 (2004). "Ptychochromoides betsileanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004 (2004). "Ptychochromoides vondrozo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. Toronto Zoo (2010). Mad Fishes 2010 – Fish conservation with Tim McCaskie in Madagascar. Accessed 14 July 2011
  4. 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
  5. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Ptychochromoides in FishBase. June 2014 version.


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