Ptychochromoides itasy Sparks, 2004
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1960's
Rediscovered in 2011
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Lake Itasy, Madagascar
Biology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Sparks, John S. (2004). A new and presumably extinct species of Ptychochromoides (Telostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from central Madagascar. Zootaxa 524: 1-15. [Abstract]
Other references:
Leiss, Laura et al. (2022). Review of threatened Malagasy freshwater fishes in zoos and aquaria: The necessity of an ex situ conservation network—A call for action. Zoo Biology 41: 244-262. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21661
Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop, Mantasoa, Madagascar 2001. (2004). Ptychochromoides itasy. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 25 May 2014.
Sparks, John S., Loiselle, Paul V. and Baldwin, Zachary H. (2012). Rediscovery and phylogenetic placement of the endemic Malagasy cichlid Ptychochromoides itasy (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Ptychochrominae). Zootaxa 3352: 17-24. [Abstract]
http://fishbase.org/summary/62066
http://www.torontozoo.com/conservation/MadFishes.asp
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/15451/ptychochromoides-itasy