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Bedotia masoala in Madagascar

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Bedotia masoala   Sparks, 2001
Family:	Bedotiidae (Madagascar rainbowfishes)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Atheriniformes  (silversides)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	8.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 40787)
Environment:	pelagic
Climate:	tropical
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Resilience:
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:
Threatened:	Vulnerable, see IUCN Red List  (B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii)) , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Sparks, J.S.. 2001. (Ref. 40787)
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Madagascar country information
Common names:	Zono		Ref:  Sparks, J.S., 2001
Status:	endemic		Ref:  Sparks, J.S. and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2003
Salinity:	freshwater
Aquaculture:			Ref:
Uses:	live export:
Comments:	Type locality of holotype of Bedotia masoala: 'Madagascar, Antalaha Province, Masoala Peninsula, Ankavanana River (15°18'14.4"S-50°13'20.1"E)' (Ref. 40787). Known only from the Ankavanana River and its smaller tributaries (Ref. 40787), and Ankavia River (Ref. 56177). Also Ref. 56151.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ma.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Sparks, J.S., 2001
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	Modified:  Boden, Gert	Entered:  Boden, Gert

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