| Bedotia madagascariensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Bedotiidae |
| Genus: | Bedotia |
| Species: | B. madagascariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bedotia madagascariensis Regan, 1903 | |
Bedotia madagascariensis (zona) is a species of fish in the family Bedotiidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where found in rivers and lakes between the Ivoloina River and the Manambolo Creek. [2] It is commonly seen in the aquarium trade, where it often has been confused with the related B. geayi . [3] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1] It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1903, with Madagascar given as the type locality, [4] Regan deposited the type in the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève and named the genus in honour of its director Maurice Bedot (1859–1927). [5]
