Paretroplus lamenabe

Paretroplus lamenabe
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Etroplinae
Genus: Paretroplus
Species: P. lamenabe
Binomial name
Paretroplus lamenabe
Sparks, 2008

Paretroplus lamenabe is a species of cichlid fish from the lower part of the Mahajamba River[2] and Lake Tseny[3] in northwestern Madagascar. Until its official scientific description in 2008, it was popularly known as the "Giant Lamena". As suggested by this name, it is a relatively large Paretroplus of the lamena group, reaching almost 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length.[2] This relatively elongate Paretroplus is closely related to the smaller P. nourissati and P. tsimoly.[2]

References

  1. ^ Loiselle, P. (2004). "Paretroplus sp. nov. Giant Lamena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/44501. Retrieved 13 July 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Sparks, J. S. (2008). Phylogeny of the Cichlid Subfamily Etroplinae and Taxonomic Revision of the Malagasy Cichlid Genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 314 :1-151
  3. ^ Sparks, J. S. (July 6, 2011). To Lake Tseny by Oxcart. New York Times, Scientists at Work.