Bedotia is a genus of the family Bedotiidae of fishes endemic to Madagascar.
The red-tailed silverside, or zona is a species of Madagascar rainbowfish endemic to the Mananjary River drainage in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss and introduced species. It has often been confused with the related B. madagascariensis, which is common in the aquarium trade. In addition to meristics, the two can be separated by the exact colour pattern on their tail fin and the distinct red spot on the lower jaw of breeding male B. geayi. B. geayi was described in 1907 by Jacques Pellegrin from a type collected by the pharmacist and natural history collector Martin François Geay (1859-1910), who Pellegrin honoured with its specific name.
Bedotia longianalis is a species of Madagascar rainbowfish endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is the lower reaches of rivers and its range extends from the Ifontsy to the Anove and it is also found on Île Sainte-Marie, in north-eastern Madagascar. It was described in 1914 by Jacques Pellegrin from a type collected from a market in Mahambo.
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. It is commonly seen in the aquarium trade, where it often has been confused with the related B. geayi. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1903 with Madagascar given as the type locality, 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).
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. It is threatened by habitat loss. 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, after which the species is named.
Bedotia masoala is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Bedotiinae. It is endemic to Madagascar. 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.
Bedotia sp. nov. 'Ankavia-Ankavanana' is an undescribed species of fish in the family Bedotiidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bedotia sp. nov. 'Bemarivo'is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bedotia sp. nov. 'Betampona' is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bedotia sp. nov. 'Garassa' is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Bedotia sp. nov. 'Lazana' is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bedotia sp. nov. 'Mahanara' is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bedotia alveyi, the Makira rainbowfish, is a species of Madagascar rainbowfish from rivers and streams in the Makira region of Madagascar where it occurs in the tributaries of the Antainambalana and Vohimaro rivers. This species was described in 2010 by Christopher C. Jones, Leo Smith and John S. Sparks from types collected from a small stream north of Ambodivoankongy, in a tributary of the Antainambalana River in Toamasina Province. The specific name honours Mark Alvey of the Field Museum in Chicago.
Bedotia sp. nov. 'Manombo' is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bedotia sp. nov. 'Nosivola' is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is intermittent rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bedotia sp. nov. 'Sambava' is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Bedotia albomarginata is a species of Madagascar rainbowfish from the Mananara and Reinana river basins in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was described by John Sparks and Leila Rush in 2005 from types collected near the towns of Vondrozo and Vevembe from the Sahapindra River, which is a tributary of the Mananara River, in Fianarantsoa Province.
The katrana is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to the basin of Lake Alaotra in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was described by Jacques Pellegrin as Atherina alaotrensis with the type locality of Lake Aloatra.
Teramulus waterloti is a species of silverside from the [[subfamily Atherinomorinae which is endemic to Madagascar. This species occurs in rivers, creeks, and streams in north western Madagascar from the Mananjeba River south to the Anjingo River. The IUCN classify this species as Endangered and it is threatened by deforestation which degrades its habitat through sedimentation and by the introduction of invasive fish species such as Channa maculata. This fish was described in 1932 as the subspecies waterloti of Atherina duodecimalis by Jacques Pellegrin who named it after Georges Waterlot (1877-1939), a collector of specimens in Africa and Madagascar for Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, including the type of this species, which he collected from Antikotazo Creek, District d'Ambilobé, Diégo Suarez Province.
Bedotia leucopteron is a species of rainbowfish from the subfamily Bedotiinae which occurs in the middle reaches of Rianila River basin in eastern Madagascar. This species was described in 2007 by Paul V. Loiselle and Damaris M. Rodríguez from types collected in the Sandrakatrana Stream at Ampasimbe Village in Toamasina Province.
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