Paretroplus dambabe

Paretroplus dambabe
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Paretroplus
Species:	P. dambabe
Binomial name
Paretroplus dambabe Sparks, 2002

Paretroplus dambabe is an endangered species of cichlid from the Mahavavy du Sud river basin, including Lake Kinkony, in northwestern Madagascar.[2] It has declined drastically due to habitat loss, invasive species and over-fishing.[1][2] This relatively large and deep-bodied Paretroplus reaches almost 19 centimetres (7.5 in) in length.[2] Although collected as early as the 1960s, it was long confused with P. petiti and therefore only described as a species in 2002.[2]

In the aquarium

This tends to be an aggressive cichlid, especially during mating. It is important that at least 6 individuals are kept. Otherwise, the risk of having one fish being picked on and killed will increase. They are very easily susceptible to disease Ich.

References

1. Ravelomanana, T.; Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Paretroplus dambabe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44495A58308076. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44495A58308076.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Sparks, J. S. (2008). Phylogeny of the Cichlid Subfamily Etroplinae and Taxonomic Revision of the Malagasy Cichlid Genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 314 :1-151