Malagasy Freshwater Fishes

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Paretroplus menarambo

Allgayer, 1996, 1996

Pinstripe Damba (English)

CR · Critically EndangeredCichlidaeSofia basinEndemicCARES CCRSHOAL priority
Created by potrace 1.16, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2019
Illustrative silhouette (approx. 15.0 cm at maximum recorded length). Photographs of this species are welcome — contribute.

Distribution

Endemic to Madagascar

Mapped at 13 localities

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Ex-situ Coverage

4 institutions

26 individuals · 3 breeding

Husbandry

7 difficulty factors

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Description & Ecology

Max length
15.0 cm
Habitat
lake
Basin
Sofia
Status
Described

Distribution

Where it's found

Lake Tseny (only surviving wild population), Sofia River basin, NW Madagascar; formerly Lake Sarodrano and Bemarivo floodplain lakes

Found in

  • Sofia13 records

Vernacular

Common names

ENGLISH
Pinstripe Damba

Husbandry

Keeping this species

CARES CCRSHOAL priority

A CARES and SHOAL priority species — hobbyist breeders play a direct conservation role.

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Red List Status

Conservation Status

CRCritically Endangered

Faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Populations have collapsed or occupy a very narrow range, and urgent intervention is required.

Ex-situ Stewardship

Captive population summary

Institutions

4

Individuals

26

Active breeding programs

3

Held at

Field Programs

In-situ linkages

No linked field programs

No field programs are currently linked to this species.

External References