Bedotia masoala
Bedotia masoala is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Bedotiinae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[2] Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was described in 2001 by John S. Sparks from a type locality of the Ankavanana River on the Masoala Peninsula in Antalaha District.[3]
| Bedotia masoala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Bedotia |
| Species: | B. masoala |
| Binomial name | |
| Bedotia masoala Sparks, 2001 | |
References
- Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Bedotia masoala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44464A58306069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44464A58306069.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Bedotia masoala" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bedotia masoala". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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