Biology:Ambassis fontoynonti
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| Ambassis fontoynonti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Ambassidae |
| Genus: | Ambassis |
| Species: | A. fontoynonti
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| Binomial name | |
| Ambassis fontoynonti Pellegrin, 1932[2]
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Ambassis fontoynonti, commonly known as the dusky glass perch, is a species of fish in the family Ambassidae. It is endemic to rivers in eastern Madagascar . Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. The specific name honours the pathologist Maurice Fontoynont (1869-1948) who was president of the Malagasy Academy.[3]
References
- ↑ Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ambassis fontoynonti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44459A58306002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44459A58306002.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44459/58306002. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Ambassis fontoynonti" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 March 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/ovalentaria/. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q3319481 entry
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