Trondo mainty

The trondo mainty (Ptychochromoides betsileanus) is a critically endangered species of cichlid endemic to the Onilahy River Basin in southwestern Madagascar.[2] Its remaining range covers less than 10 km² (3.9 sq mi) and it is highly threatened by habitat loss, fishing, and competition with/predation by introduced species.[2] Another cichlid from the same basin, Ptychochromis onilahy, is probably already extinct.[3] The trondo mainty reaches a standard length (SL) of 24 cm (9.4 in).[4]

Trondo mainty
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Ptychochromoides
Species:	P. betsileanus
Binomial name
Ptychochromoides betsileanus (Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
Tilapia betsileana Boulenger, 1899 Ptychochromis betsileanus (Boulenger, 1899)

References

1. Ravelomanana, T. & Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromoides betsileanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18832A58300295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18832A58300295.en.
2. Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004 (2004). "Ptychochromoides betsileanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 14 July 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
3. Stiassny, M., and Sparks, J. S. (2006). Phylogeny and Taxonomic Revision of the Endemic Malagasy Genus Ptychochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with the Description of Five New Species and a Diagnosis for Katria, New Genus. American Museum Novitates 3535.
4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Ptychochromoides betsileanus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.