Ptychochromis loisellei is a species of cichlid from the Mahanara River basin north of Sambava in northeastern Madagascar.[2] It remains common within its small range,[2] but it is threatened by habitat loss and introduced species.[3] It reaches about 11.9 centimetres (4.7 in).[4] The similar named Paretroplus loisellei is also restricted to the Mahanara River basin.[5] The specific name honours Paul V. Loiselle, emeritus Curator of Freshwater Fishes at the New York Aquarium and a researcher in, and campaigner for the conservation of, the freshwater fish of Madagascar.[6]
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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. loisellei
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| Ptychochromis loisellei | |
References
edit- ^ Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2020). "Ptychochromis loisellei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T96306872A177065940. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T96306872A177065940.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004 (2004). "Ptychochromis sp. nov. Garaka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ptychochromis loisellei". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Sparks, J. S. and Schelly, R. C. (2011). A new species of Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Etroplinae) from northeastern Madagascar, with a phylogeny and revised diagnosis for the P. damii clade. Zootaxa 2768: 55–68.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamilies ETROPLINAE and PTYCHOCHROMINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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