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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Paretroplus |
Species: | P. menarambo
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Binomial name | |
Paretroplus menarambo
Allgayer, 1966
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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]
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.
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]
Paretroplus menarambo | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Paretroplus |
Species: | P. menarambo
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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]
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.
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]