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Katria

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Katria
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Ptychochrominae
Genus: Katria
Stiassny&Sparks,2006
Species:
K. katria
Binomial name
Katria katria
Synonyms

Ptychochromoides katriaReinthal & Stiassny, 1997

Katriais a genus of freshwater fish in thecichlidfamily. It contains thesingle speciesKatria katria,avulnerablespecies from theMangoroandNosivolo Riversin east-centralMadagascar,[1]that was formerly included in the genusPtychochromoides.[2]The only othermonotypiccichlid genus in Madagascar isOxylapia,and it is restricted to the same region asKatria.[3]In 2010, the Nosivolo River was designated as aRamsar Site.[4]TheKatriareaches about 13 centimetres (5.1 in) in length.[5]

References

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  1. ^abSparks, J.S. (2020)."Katria katria".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2020:e.T44512A176532003.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T44512A176532003.en.Retrieved13 November2021.
  2. ^Stiassny, M., and Sparks, J. S. (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.American Museum Novitates3535
  3. ^Ravelomanana, T. (2016)."Oxylapia polli".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2016:e.T15778A58296944.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T15778A58296944.en.Retrieved13 November2021.
  4. ^Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust(20 September 2010).Nosivolo is designated as Madagascar's first riverine Ramsar site.Accessed 14 July 2011
  5. ^Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011).Species ofKatriainFishBase.July 2011 version.