Biology:Ptychochromoides
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of fish in Madagascar
| Ptychochromoides | |
|---|---|
| |
| Ptychochromoides betsileanus | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Ptychochrominae |
| Genus: | Ptychochromoides Kiener & Maugé, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| Tilapia betsileana Boulenger, 1899
| |
| Species | |
|
3, see text | |
Ptychochromoides is a genus of cichlids endemic to Madagascar . Of the three described species, two are critically endangered[1][2] and one was considered extinct until rediscovered in late 2010.[3]
Species
The genus formerly included Katria katria, which was moved to its own genus in 2006.[4] There are currently three recognized species in Ptychochromoides:[5]
- Ptychochromoides betsileanus (Boulenger, 1899) (Trondo mainty)
- Ptychochromoides itasy Sparks, 2004
- Ptychochromoides vondrozo Sparks & Reinthal, 2001
References
- ↑ Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2020). "Ptychochromoides betsileanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T18832A177066640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T18832A177066640.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18832/177066640. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromoides vondrozo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T44511A58308949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44511A58308949.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44511/58308949. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Toronto Zoo (2010). Mad Fishes 2010 – Fish conservation with Tim McCaskie in Madagascar. Accessed 14 July 2011
- ↑ 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. (2014). Species of Ptychochromoides in FishBase. June 2014 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2704446 entry
 |  |
