Katria | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Ptychochrominae |
Genus: |
Katria Stiassny & Sparks, 2006 |
Species: | K. katria
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Binomial name | |
Katria katria | |
Synonyms | |
Ptychochromoides katria Reinthal & Stiassny, 1997 |
Katria is a genus of freshwater fish in the cichlid family. It contains the single species Katria katria, a vulnerable species from the Mangoro and Nosivolo Rivers in east-central Madagascar, [1] that was formerly included in the genus Ptychochromoides. [2] The only other monotypic cichlid genus in Madagascar is Oxylapia, and it is restricted to the same region as Katria. [3] In 2010, the Nosivolo River was designated as a Ramsar Site. [4] The Katria reaches about 13 centimetres (5.1 in) in length. [5]