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Pachypanchax sakaramyi

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Pachypanchax sakaramyi
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P. sakaramyi
Binomial name
Pachypanchax sakaramyi
(Holly, 1928)

Pachypanchax sakaramyi is a species of Aplocheilid killifish endemic to Madagascar where it is only known from Sakaramy and Antongombato Rivers with reports that it is found in several crater lakes. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.

Sources

  • Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Pachypanchax sakaramyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
  • Loiselle, P. 2006. A review of the Malagasy Pachypanchax (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 1366: 1–44 (2006)
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pachypanchax sakaramyi". FishBase. August 2012 version.