Ptychochromis inornatus is an endangered species of cichlid endemic to the Ankofia River basin and its tributaries in the eastern part of the Mahajanga Province in Madagascar.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It reaches 12.2 cm (4.8 in) in standard length.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Ptychochromis |
| Species: | P. inornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychochromis inornatus Sparks, 2002
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References
edit- ^ a b Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis inornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44503A58308480. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44503A58308480.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ptychochromis inornatus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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