| Katrana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Rheocles |
| Species: | R. alaotrensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rheocles alaotrensis (Pellegrin, 1914) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Atherina alaotrensis Pellegrin, 1914 | |
The katrana (Rheocles alaotrensis) is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to the basin of Lake Alaotra in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] This species was described by Jacques Pellegrin as Atherina alaotrensis with the type locality of Lake Aloatra.[3]
Sources
- 1 2 Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Rheocles alaotrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19478A58300801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19478A58300801.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Rheocles alaotrensis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherina alaotrensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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