Ptychochromis insolitus
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Ptychochromis insolitus, also known as the Mangarahara cichlid, is a species of cichlid endemic to the Amboaboa and Mangarahara Rivers near Mandritsara in northern Madagascar.[2] It is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, but until its rediscovery in 2013, it was feared that the last remaining wild population had disappeared.[3] This rare species is threatened by habitat loss and introduced species.[1] Prior to its official description, it was sometimes known as Ptychochromis sp. nov. "Joba mena" or Ptychochromis sp. nov. "Mangarahara".[1][2] Two cichlids from another genus, Paretroplus nourissati and P. gymnopreopercularis, and a round herring, Sauvagella robusta, are restricted to the same region as Ptychochromis insolitus.[4][5] This species can reach a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.[6]
In captivity
As of 2013[update], only three specimens were known to exist in captivity; two males in London Zoo and one male in the Berlin Aquarium. An appeal to collectors was put out in May 2013 to attempt to find a suitable female in a private collection for breeding purposes.[7] The last known female was killed by a male at the Berlin Aquarium while trying to mate.[8][full citation needed] In late 2013, a remnant population was discovered in the wild after a local tip-off, and 18, including some females, have been moved into captivity.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stiassny, M., and Sparks, J. S. (2006). Phylogeny and Taxonomic Revision of the Endemic Malagasy Genus Ptychochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with the Description of Five New Species and a Diagnosis for Katria, New Genus. American Museum Novitates 3535.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Stiassny, M.L.J. (2002). Revision of Sauvagella Bertin (Clupeidae: Pellonulinae: Ehiravini) with a description of a new species from the freshwaters of Madagascar and diagnosis of Ehiravini. Copeia 2002(1): 67-76.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ptychochromis insolitus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ harpers.org july 2013
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