| Ptychochromis oligacanthus | |
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| A single Ptychochromis oligacanthus (lowermost fish with a dark bar on its body) and four Paretroplus menarambo | |
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Ptychochromis |
| Species: | P. oligacanthus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychochromis oligacanthus (Bleeker, 1868) | |
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Ptychochromis oligacanthus is a species of cichlid endemic in fresh water habitats in the western part of the Antsiranana Province in Madagascar. The population on the island of Nosy Be appears to be stable, but the mainland populations are threatened by habitat loss. It reaches a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL.
References
- Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis oligacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18830A58300256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18830A58300256.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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 Novitates 3535.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ptychochromis oligacanthus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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| Ptychochromis oligacanthus | |
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