Pachypanchax sakaramyi

Pachypanchax sakaramyi
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Aplocheilidae
Genus:	Pachypanchax
Species:	P. sakaramyi
Binomial name
Pachypanchax sakaramyi (Holly, 1928)
Synonyms [2]
Panchax sakaramyiHolly, 1928

Pachypanchax sakaramyi is a species of Aplocheilid killifish endemic to Madagascar where it is only known from Sakaramy and Antongombato Rivers with reports that it is found in several crater lakes. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.

References

1. Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Pachypanchax sakaramyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T15839A58297043. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T15839A58297043.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pachypanchax sakaramyi". FishBase . April 2019 version.

Sources

• Loiselle, P. 2006. A review of the Malagasy Pachypanchax (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 1366: 1–44 (2006)
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pachypanchax sakaramyi". FishBase . August 2012 version.