Paretroplus nourissati | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Paretroplus |
Species: | P. nourissati
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Binomial name | |
Paretroplus nourissati (Allgayer, 1998)
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Paretroplus nourissati, the lamena, is a species of cichlid from the vicinity of the confluence of the Amboaboa and Mangarahara Rivers near Mandritsara in northern Madagascar.[3] This relatively elongate Paretroplus reaches about 16 centimetres (6.3 in) in length, and is closely related to P. lamenabe and P.tsimoly.[3] P. nourissati is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.[1]
Like other members of the lamena group, it is a rheophile (although less so than Oxylapia polli), and typically found in river sections that are shallow, clear and fast-flowing.[3] P. gymnopreopercularis is found in the same region, but it appears to be restricted to deeper pools in the river.[3] A member of another cichlid genus, Ptychochromis insolitus, is also restricted to the region.[4]
The specific name honours the cichlid aquarist Jean Claude Nourissat (1942-2003).[5]