Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Subfamily Ptychochrominae Higher classification Ptychochromoides | Phylum Chordata Family Cichlidae Genus Ptychochromoides Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Ptychochromoides betsileanus Similar Victoria stonebasher, Ptychochromoides, Cichlid, Paretroplus polyactis, Ptychochromis oligacanthus | ||
The trondo mainty (Ptychochromoides betsileanus) is a critically endangered species of cichlid endemic to the Onilahy River Basin in southwestern Madagascar. Its remaining range covers less than 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi), and it is highly threatened by habitat loss, fishing and competition/predation by introduced species. Another cichlid from the same basin, Ptychochromis onilahy, is probably already extinct. The trondo mainty reaches a length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in) SL.
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