Ptychochromis grandidieri

Ptychochromis grandidieri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Ptychochromis
Species:
P. grandidieri
Binomial name
Ptychochromis grandidieri
Sauvage, 1882
Synonyms
  • Tilapia grandidieri (Sauvage, 1882)
  • Ptychochromis madagascariensis Liénard, 1891
  • Tilapia madagascariensis (Liénard, 1891)

Ptychochromis grandidieri is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae endemic to river basins along a large part of the eastern coast of Madagascar, although it has been recorded as far as 100 km (62 mi) inland.[2] Uniquely in the genus Ptychochromis, this species also occurs in brackish water.[2] It reaches 35cm in standard length.[3] It shares a large part of its range with a cichlid from another genus, Paretroplus polyactis.[4] The specific name honours Alfred Grandidier (1836-1921), the French naturalist and explorer who, with Henri Joseph Léon Humblot (1852-1914), collected the type.[5]

  1. ^ Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis grandidieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44502A58308434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44502A58308434.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ptychochromis grandidieri". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamilies ETROPLINAE and PTYCHOCHROMINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 November 2018.