Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Subfamily Etroplinae Scientific name Paretroplus lamenabe Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Cichlidae Genus Paretroplus Higher classification Paretroplus | |
Similar Paretroplus, Cichlid, Paretroplus maromandia, Paretroplus polyactis, Paretroplus nourissati | ||
Paretroplus lamenabe is a species of cichlid from the lower part of the Mahajamba River and Lake Tseny in northwestern Madagascar. Until its official scientific description in 2008, it was popularly known as the "Giant Lamena". As suggested by this name, it is a relatively large Paretroplus of the lamena group, reaching almost 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length. This relatively elongate Paretroplus is closely related to the smaller P. nourissati and P. tsimoly.
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