Ptychochromoides vondrozo

Ptychochromoides vondrozo is a critically endangered species of cichlid endemic to the Mananara-sud river and its tributaries near Vondrozo in southeastern Madagascar.[1] These are deep and moderate to fast-flowing.[2] Its entire range covers less than 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi), which makes it highly threatened from continued sedimentation caused by deforestation.[1] It is also threatened by other species that have been introduced to the region.[1] It reaches a length of 20.4 centimetres (8.0 in) SL.[2]

Ptychochromoides vondrozo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Ptychochromoides
Species:
P. vondrozo
Binomial name
Ptychochromoides vondrozo
Sparks & Reinthal, 2001

References

  1. 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. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ptychochromoides vondrozo" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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