Kotsovato | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Etroplinae |
Genus: | Paretroplus |
Species: | P. kieneri |
Binomial name | |
Paretroplus kieneri Arnoult, 1960 |
The kotsovato (Paretroplus kieneri) is a vulnerable species of cichlid fish from northwestern Madagascar.[2] As presently defined its range spans several river basins, but this could possibly include more than one species.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss and competition from introduced species.[1] This relatively elongate Paretroplus reaches about 16 centimetres (6.3 in) in length and is closely related to P. gymnopreopercularis, which it resembles.[2]