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Bedotia masoala Sparks, 2001 |
| 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: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 15 May 2016 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||