Ptychochromis grandidieri

Ptychochromis grandidieri is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae endemic to river basins along a large part of the eastern coast of Madagascar, although it has been recorded as far as 100 km (62 mi) inland.^[2] Uniquely in the genus Ptychochromis, this species also occurs in brackish water.^[2] It reaches 35cm in standard length.^[3] It shares a large part of its range with a cichlid from another genus, Paretroplus polyactis.^[4] The specific name honours Alfred Grandidier (1836-1921), the French naturalist and explorer who, with Henri Joseph Léon Humblot (1852-1914), collected the type.^[5]

Ptychochromis grandidieri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Ptychochromis
Species:	P. grandidieri
Binomial name
Ptychochromis grandidieri Sauvage, 1882
Synonyms
Tilapia grandidieri (Sauvage, 1882) Ptychochromis madagascariensis Liénard, 1891 Tilapia madagascariensis (Liénard, 1891)

References

1. Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis grandidieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44502A58308434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44502A58308434.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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 Novitates 3535.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ptychochromis grandidieri". FishBase. April 2013 version.
4. Sparks, J. S. (2008). Phylogeny of the Cichlid Subfamily Etroplinae and Taxonomic Revision of the Malagasy Cichlid Genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 314 :1-151
5. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamilies ETROPLINAE and PTYCHOCHROMINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 November 2018.