Rheocles vatosoa

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Rheocles vatosoa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Rheocles
Species:
R. vatosoa
Binomial name
Rheocles vatosoa

Rheocles vatosoa is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Bedotiinae, the Madagascar rainbowfishes. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is the Lokoho River basin.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

  1. ^ Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Rheocles vatosoa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44660A58309149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44660A58309149.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Stiassny & Loiselle, 2002.Rheocles vatosoa, a new species of freshwater rainbowfish (Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Lokoho River basin in Northeastern Madag