Paretroplus menarambo
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Paretroplus |
| Species: | P. menarambo |
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Paretroplus menarambo Allgayer, 1966 |
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The pinstripe menarambo or pinstripe damba (Paretroplus menarambo) is a species of cichlid fish.
It is threatened by invasive species and over-fishing. It is part of a captive breeding program by public institutions like London Zoo and Bolton Museum and among fishkeeping hobbyists.
The pinstripe menarambo is a relatively deep-bodied Paretroplus that reaches 12.8–25 centimetres (5.0–9.8 in) in length. Body is very laterally compressed. The coloration is brown-gray with vertical darker bands. The fins are gray with reddish-brown border. The tail fin is crescent-shaped.
This species is present in the floodplain lakes in the Sofia River system in northwestern Madagascar. It was formerly classified as extinct in the wild by the IUCN, but a remnant population has recently been discovered in Lake Tseny. The same lake also has populations of the related P. kieneri and P. lamenabe, and the round herring Sauvagella robusta.
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