Biology:Ptychochromis makira
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| Ptychochromis makira | |
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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. makira
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychochromis makira Stiassny & Sparks, 2006
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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]
References
- ↑ FishBase team RMCA; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis makira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T57489689A58341051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T57489689A58341051.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57489689/58341051. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ptychochromis makira" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q6406414 entry
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