Bedotia masoala

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Bedotia masoala
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Bedotiidae
Genus: Bedotia
Species:
B. masoala
Binomial name
Bedotia masoala
Sparks, 2001

Bedotia masoala is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Bedotiinae. It is endemic to Madagascar. [2] Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was described in 2001 by John S. Sparks from a type locality of the Ankavanana River on the Masoala Peninsula in Antalaha District. [3]

References

  1. Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Bedotia masoala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T44464A58306069. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44464A58306069.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (April 2019). "Bedotia masoala". FishBase .
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bedotia masoala". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 29 June 2019.