Ambassis fontoynonti, commonly known as the dusky glass perch, is a species of fish in the family Ambassidae. It is endemic to rivers in eastern Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. The specific name honours the pathologist Maurice Fontoynont (1869-1948) who was president of the Malagasy Academy.[3]
Ambassis fontoynonti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Ambassidae |
Genus: | Ambassis |
Species: | A. fontoynonti
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Binomial name | |
Ambassis fontoynonti |
References
edit- ^ Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ambassis fontoynonti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44459A58306002. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44459A58306002.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ambassis fontoynonti". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 March 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2018.