Bedotia masoala | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
Genus: | Bedotia |
Species: | B. masoala |
Binomial name | |
Bedotia masoala Sparks, 2001 |
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.
References
- Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Bedotia masoala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44464A58306069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44464A58306069.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (April 2019). "Bedotia masoala". FishBase.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bedotia masoala". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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