| Bedotia madagascariensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Bedotia |
| Species: | B. madagascariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bedotia madagascariensis Regan, 1903 | |
Bedotia madagascariensis (zona) is a species of fish in the family Bedotiidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, where found in rivers and lakes between the Ivoloina River and the Manambolo Creek. It is commonly seen in the aquarium trade, where it often has been confused with the related B. geayi. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was described by Charles Tate Regan in 1903, with Madagascar given as the type locality, Regan deposited the type in the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève and named the genus in honour of its director Maurice Bedot (1859–1927).
Sources
- ^ Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Bedotia madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T2721A58294066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T2721A58294066.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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- SeriouslyFish: Bedotia madagascarensis. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Bedotia madagascarensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (1 January 2019). "Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families ATHERINOPSIDAE, ATHERINIDAE and ATHERIONIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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