FB-62913 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62913 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Crenicichla Crenicichla tingui Kullander & Lucena, 2006 Rygstribet Madagaskar-cichlide Back-striped Madagascar cichlid 2006-11-09 2007-07-16 Stiassny, M.L.J. and J.S. Sparks0 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. Am. Mus. Novit. 3535:1-55. (Ref. 57663) Sparks, J.S. and M.L.J. Stiassny0 A new species of Ptychochromis from northeastern Madagascar (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with an updated phylogeny and revised diagnosis for the genus. Zootaxa 2341:33-51. (Ref. 83427) Petersen, P.0 Danish names and photos and other species information. Pers. Comm. (Ref. 130676) FB-GeneralDescr-62922 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-11-13 16:15:40 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62922 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Although once common throughout the region of Maroansetra, Ptychochromis makira has suffered a severe decline in abundance in recent years, according to local fishermen (Ref. 57663). They report that the species is now rare (Ref. 57663). Stiassny, M.L.J. and J.S. Sparks 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. Am. Mus. Novit. 3535:1-55. (Ref. 57663) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62922 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-11-13 17:23:55 2006-11-13 17:23:55 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62922 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size It is distinguished from all congeners by the presence of three laterosensory pore foramina on the lachrymal and a unique pigmentation pattern consisting of four distinctive V-shaped black bars on the flanks superimposed on an overall whitish base (Ref. 57663). Extremely deep-bodied and laterally compressed (Ref. 57663). It has a total of six infraorbital bones (Ref. 57663). In preservative, the ground coloration is pale creamy white to yellow, body much lighter ventrally; 4 black V-shaped bands present on flanks, which extend ventrally to lateraly midline; fins pale yellow to grayish and blackish terminally, except pectoral fins (Ref. 57663). Stiassny, M.L.J. and J.S. Sparks 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. Am. Mus. Novit. 3535:1-55. (Ref. 57663) FB-Morphology-62922 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-11-13 17:23:55 2006-11-13 17:23:55 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62922 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 27 Stiassny, M.L.J. and J.S. Sparks 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. Am. Mus. Novit. 3535:1-55. (Ref. 57663) FB-Distribution-62922 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-11-13 16:20:31 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62922 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: Antainambalana River, northeastern Madagascar (Ref. 57663, 83427). Stiassny, M.L.J. and J.S. Sparks 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. Am. Mus. Novit. 3535:1-55. (Ref. 57663) FB-Size-62922 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-11-13 16:15:40 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62922 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 14.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 57663)) Stiassny, M.L.J. and J.S. Sparks 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. Am. Mus. Novit. 3535:1-55. (Ref. 57663) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62922 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-11-13 16:15:40 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62922 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat demersal; freshwater