Kotsovato

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Kotsovato
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Paretroplus
Species:
P. kieneri
Binomial name
Paretroplus kieneri
Arnoult, 1960

The kotsovato (Paretroplus kieneri) is a species of cichlid from northwestern Madagascar. [2] As presently defined its range spans several river basins, but this could possibly include more than one species. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss and competition from introduced species. [1] This relatively elongate Paretroplus reaches about 16 centimetres (6.3 in) in length and is closely related to P. gymnopreopercularis , which it resembles. [2] The specific name honours the French fisheries scientist André Kiener. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Paretroplus kieneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T16235A58297387. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T16235A58297387.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Sparks, J. S. (2008). Phylogeny of the Cichlid Subfamily Etroplinae and Taxonomic Revision of the Malagasy Cichlid Genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 314 :1-151
  3. ↑ 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 19 November 2018.


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