Ptychochromis oligacanthus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Ptychochrominae
Genus: Ptychochromis
Species: P. oligacanthus

Ptychochromis oligacanthus is a species of cichlid endemic in fresh water habitats in the western part of the Antsiranana Province in Madagascar.[2] The population on the island of Nosy Be appears to be stable, but the mainland populations are threatened by habitat loss.[2] It reaches a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL.[3]
References

Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis oligacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T18830A58300256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T18830A58300256.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Stiassny, M., and Sparks, J. S. (2006). Phylogeny and Taxonomic Revision of the Endemic Malagasy Genus Ptychochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with the Description of Five New Species and a Diagnosis for Katria, New Genus. American Museum Novitates 3535.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ptychochromis oligacanthus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.