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Bedotia marojejy Stiassny & Harrison, 2000 |
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photo by
Saunders, A. |
| Family: | Bedotiidae (Madagascar rainbowfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.77 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.66 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Manantenina River, Madagascar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 17-17; Vertebrae: 34-34. A series of dark blotches arrayed along the lateral midline. Low vertebral count 34 including the terminal, hypural-bearing half centrum. Gut extremely short, only about 1/3 of body length (Ref. 39866). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 26 May 2016 (B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||