Kotsovato
| Kotsovato | |
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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. kieneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Paretroplus kieneri Arnoult, 1960
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The kotsovato (Paretroplus kieneri) is a species of cichlid from northwestern Madagascar.[2] As presently defined its range spans several river basins, but this could possibly include more than one species.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss and competition from introduced species.[1] This relatively elongate Paretroplus reaches about 16 centimetres (6.3 in) in length and is closely related to P. gymnopreopercularis, which it resembles.[2]
References
- ^ a b Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop, Mantasoa, Madagascar 2001 2004. Paretroplus kieneri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 15 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Sparks, J. S. (2008). Phylogeny of the Cichlid Subfamily Etroplinae and Taxonomic Revision of the Malagasy Cichlid Genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 314 :1-151
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