Ptychochromis mainty
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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. mainty
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| Ptychochromis mainty | |
Ptychochromis mainty is a species of cichlid from the subfamily Ptychochrominae, a subfamily which is endemic to the freshwaters of Madagascar. It has only been recorded from forested streams in the vicinity of Fort Dauphin in the south eastern part of the island.[2] Its closest relative is Ptychochromis grandidieri.[3]
Etymology[edit]
The species name comes from the Malagasy word for the color black, referring to its uniform dark pigmentation pattern in a specimen preserved in alcohol and the large black midlateral blotch in a live specimen.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis mainty". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T96238241A96238269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T96238241A96238269.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ptychchromis mainty" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ George M. Martinez; Jairo Arroyave & John S. Sparks (2015). "A new species of Ptychochromis from southeastern Madagascar (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. 4044 (1). Abstract
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamilies ETROPLINAE and PTYCHOCHROMINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 13 December 2023.