Paretroplus menarambo

Paretroplus menarambo
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Paretroplus
Species:	P. menarambo
Binomial name
Paretroplus menarambo Allgayer, 1966

Paretroplus menarambo (pinstripe menarambo or pinstripe damba) is a species of cichlid fish.

It is threatened by invasive species and over-fishing. ^[1] It is part of a captive breeding program by public institutions like London Zoo and Bolton Museum and among fishkeeping hobbyists.^{[ citation needed ]}

Description

The pinstripe menarambo is a relatively deep-bodied Paretroplus that reaches 12.8–25 centimetres (5.0–9.8 in) in length. ^{[2] [3]} Body is very laterally compressed. The coloration is brown-gray with vertical darker bands. The fins are gray with reddish-brown border. The tail fin is crescent-shaped.

Distribution

This species is present in the floodplain lakes in the Sofia River system in northwestern Madagascar. ^{[1] [3]} It was formerly classified as extinct in the wild by the IUCN, but a remnant population has recently been discovered in Lake Tseny. ^{[1] [4]} The same lake also has populations of the related P. kieneri and P. lamenabe , ^[4] and the round herring Sauvagella robusta . ^[5]

Bibliography

Paretroplus menarambo

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• Sparks, J. 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, 314: 1–151.
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References

1. Ravelomanana, T. (2016). "Paretroplus menarambo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T44492A58307800. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44492A58307800.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite iucn}}: uses deprecated |page= identifier (help)
2. Guinane, S. (2000). The Madagascan Cichlid Genus Paretroplus (Bleeker, 1865). Accessed 15 July 2011
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Paretroplus menarambo". FishBase . June 2018 version.
4. Sparks, J. S. (July 6, 2011). To Lake Tseny by Oxcart. New York Times, Scientists at Work.
5. IUCN Freshwater Fish Specialist Group: Madagascar. Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 June 2014.