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Paretroplus menarambo Allgayer, 1996 Redseam Madagascar cichlid |
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photo by
Artigas Azas, J.M. |
| Family: | Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Etroplinae | |||
| Max. size: | 16.68 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Sofia River basin in Madagascar (Ref. 78623). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 15-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 7-9; Anal soft rays: 15-17. Diagnosis: A member of the deep-bodied clade of Paretroplus and distinguished from all congeners by the presence of a pinstriped lateral pigmentation pattern comprising numerous longitudinal series of prominent black spots on the flanks, owing to the presence of one large spot on each scale; Paretroplus is also unique among congeners in possessing a conspicuous black interorbital stripe and suborbital blotch (Ref. 78623). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 26 June 2016 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||