Pachypanchax varatraza

Pachypanchax varatraza
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Aplocheilidae
Genus:	Pachypanchax
Species:	P. varatraza
Binomial name
Pachypanchax varatraza Loiselle, 2006

Pachypanchax varatraza is a species of Aplocheilid killifish endemic to Madagascar where it is found in the Menambery, Fanambana and Ampanobe rivers. Its natural habitat is streams and pools. ^[2] It is threatened by invasive species. ^[1]

References

1. Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Pachypanchax varatraza". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T44485A58307388. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44485A58307388.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pachypanchax varatraza". FishBase . April 2019 version.

• 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 varatraza". FishBase . August 2012 version.