Biology:Ptychochromis loisellei
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| Ptychochromis loisellei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Ptychochromis |
| Species: | P. loisellei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychochromis loisellei Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
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Ptychochromis loisellei is a species of cichlid from the Mahanara River basin north of Sambava in northeastern Madagascar .[2] It remains common within its small range,[2] but it is threatened by habitat loss and introduced species.[3] It reaches about 11.9 centimetres (4.7 in).[4] The similar named Paretroplus loisellei is also restricted to the Mahanara River basin.[5] The specific name honours Paul V. Loiselle, Emeritus Curator of Freshwater Fishes at the New York Aquarium and a researcher in, and campaigner for the conservation of, the freshwater fish of Madagascar.[6]
References
- ↑ Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2020). "Ptychochromis loisellei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T96306872A177065940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T96306872A177065940.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/96306872/177065940. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004 (2004). "Ptychochromis sp. nov. Garaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004. https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/44509/0. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ptychochromis loisellei" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Sparks, J. S. and Schelly, R. C. (2011). A new species of Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Etroplinae) from northeastern Madagascar, with a phylogeny and revised diagnosis for the P. damii clade. Zootaxa 2768: 55–68.
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamilies ETROPLINAE and PTYCHOCHROMINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae1/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3283748 entry
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