Ptychochromoides itasy is a species of cichlid fish from central Madagascar. Until rediscovered in a pond at a tributary of the Tsiribihina River in late 2010, it was only known from Lake Itasy where last seen in the 1970s.[3][4] The reason for its extirpation from Lake Itasy was likely habitat degradation and competition/predation by introduced species.[1]
Ptychochromoides itasy | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Ptychochromoides |
Species: | P. itasy |
Binomial name | |
Ptychochromoides itasy Sparks, 2004[2] | |
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