Ptychochromis makira
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]
| Ptychochromis makira | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Ptychochromis |
| Species: | P. makira |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychochromis makira Stiassny & Sparks, 2006 | |
References
- FishBase team RMCA & Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis makira". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57489689A58341051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T57489689A58341051.en.
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ptychochromis makira" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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