| Family: |
Bedotiidae (Madagascar rainbowfishes) |
| Max. size: |
8.71 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Madagascar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal soft rays: 16-19; Vertebrae: 35-37. Body elongate and laterally compressed (Ref. 40787). Mouth large and oblique (Ref. 40787). Snout elongate, dorso-ventrally compressed and flattened (Ref. 40787). Presence of palatine tooth patches and well-developed endopterygoid tooth patches (Ref. 40787). First dorsal fin with 4-6 unbranched rays, second dorsal fin with 11-13 rays (Ref. 40787). Cycloid scales: 16-18 predorsal scales, 36-38 scales in a longitudinal series (Ref. 40787). No solid, broad, midlateral band, but the presence of a unique pattern of numerous small and irregularly shaped black blotches, streaks, and speckles on the flanks in males, producing a barred or mottled lateral pigmentation pattern (Ref. 40787). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 15 May 2016 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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