Bedotia marojejy | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Bedotiidae |
Genus: | Bedotia |
Species: | B. marojejy |
Binomial name | |
Bedotia marojejy Stiassny & I. J. Harrison, 1999 |
Bedotia marojejy is a freshwater species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar and can be found in the Manantenina River. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss. [1] This species was described by Melanie Stiassny nd Ian Harrison in 2000 from types collected from the Manantenina River on the south eastern boundary of the Marojejy National Park, [3] after which the species is named. [4]