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Malagasy Freshwater Fishes

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Typhleotris pauliani

Arnoult, 1959, 1959

CR · Critically EndangeredMilyeringidaeMenarandra basinEndemicSHOAL priority

Distribution

Endemic to Madagascar

Mapped at 16 localities

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Ex-situ Coverage

No captive population tracked.

Husbandry

No husbandry guidance yet.

Description & Ecology

Max length
8.0 cm
Habitat
cave_system
Basin
Menarandra
Status
Described

Distribution

Where it's found

Morombe coastal karst, SW Madagascar; Grotte d Andranomaly (type), sinkholes from ~22.07S to ~22.32S

Found in

  • Fiherenana8 records
  • Menarandra7 records
  • Sub-basin of Tsiribihina1 record

Vernacular

Common names

No common names recorded yet.

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.

Criteria:
B1ab(iii)
Assessed:
2016-05-14

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Ex-situ Stewardship

Captive population summary

No captive population is currently tracked.

This species is threatened and has no ex-situ safety net. Contact the registry to register a holding.

Field Programs

In-situ linkages

No linked field programs

No field programs are currently linked to this species.

External References