Rheocles alaotrensis

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
Ordo: Atheriniformes
Subordo: Bedotioidei
Familia: Bedotiidae
Genera: Rheocles
Species: Rheocles alaotrensis
Name
Rheocles alaotrensis Pellegrin, 1914

The katrana (Rheocles alaotrensis) is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to the basin of Lake Alaotra in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] This species was described by Jacques Pellegrin as Atherina alaotrensis with the type locality of Lake Aloatra.[3]
Sources

Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Rheocles alaotrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T19478A58300801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T19478A58300801.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Rheocles alaotrensis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Atherina alaotrensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 June 2019.