| Ptychochromoides | |
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| Ptychochromoides betsileanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Ptychochrominae |
| Genus: | Ptychochromoides Kiener & Maugé, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| Tilapia betsileana Boulenger, 1899
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| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Ptychochromoides is a genus of cichlids endemic to Madagascar. Of the three described species, two are critically endangered[1][2] and one was considered extinct until rediscovered in late 2010.[3]
- ^ Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2020). "Ptychochromoides betsileanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18832A177066640. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T18832A177066640.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromoides vondrozo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44511A58308949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44511A58308949.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Toronto Zoo (2010). Mad Fishes 2010 – Fish conservation with Tim McCaskie in Madagascar. Accessed 14 July 2011