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Etymology: Ptychochromis: Greek, ptyx, = fold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alfred Grandidier (1836–1921) was a French explorer, geographer, herpetologist and ornithologist who made his first visit to Madagascar in 1865. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Sauvage.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Africa: Restricted to the eastern drainages of Madagascar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 50642)
Expansive second pharyngobranchial tooth plates with 4-7 rows of closely set teeth (Ref. 50642). A yellowish to golden base coloration with a horizontal series of well-defined black blotches situated mid-laterally on the flank (Ref. 50642).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sparks, J.S., 2003. Taxonomic status of the Malagasy cichlid Ptychochromis grandidieri (Teleostei: Cichlidae), including a molecular phylogenetic analysis of the ptychochromine cichlids. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 14(4):317-328. (Ref. 50642)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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