Bedotia madagascariensis
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Bedotia madagascariensis
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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).

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References

1. Bedotia madagascariensis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedotia_madagascariensis
2. Bedotia madagascariensis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2721/58294066

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