Ptychochromis insolitus
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Ptychochromis insolitus is a critically endangered
species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to the Amboaboa and Mangarahara Rivers near Mandritsara
in northern Madagascar
. Prior to its official description
, it was sometimes known as Ptychochromis sp. nov. "Joba mena" or Ptychochromis sp. nov. "Mangarahara". This rare species is threatened by habitat loss and introduced species
. Two cichlids from another genus, Paretroplus nourissati
and P. gymnopreopercularis, are restricted to the same region as Ptychochromis insolitus.
Critically endangered
Version 2010.3 of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 3744 Critically Endangered species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and subpopulations.Critically Endangered by kingdom:*1993 Animalia*2 Fungi*1745 Plantae*4 Protista-References:...
species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to the Amboaboa and Mangarahara Rivers near Mandritsara
Mandritsara
Mandritsara is a city and commune in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mandritsara, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 17,000 in 2001 commune census....
in northern Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. Prior to its official description
Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages...
, it was sometimes known as Ptychochromis sp. nov. "Joba mena" or Ptychochromis sp. nov. "Mangarahara". This rare species is threatened by habitat loss and introduced species
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
. Two cichlids from another genus, Paretroplus nourissati
Paretroplus nourissati
The lamena is a vulnerable species of cichlid fish from the vicinity of the confluence of the Amboaboa and Mangarahara Rivers near Mandritsara in northern Madagascar. This relatively elongate Paretroplus reaches about in length, and is closely related to P. lamenabe and P.tsimoly. P...
and P. gymnopreopercularis, are restricted to the same region as Ptychochromis insolitus.