Overview
Family : Madagascar rainbowfishes;
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Katrana
Common Names in Finnish:
Katrana
Common Names in Malagasy:
Antsiriva, Katrana
Description
Family Bedotiidae
Distribution: Madagascar. Similar to atherinids. Posterior six or seven caudal vertebrae thickened; single elongate infraorbital behind lachrymal ; medial process of pelvic girdle asymmetrical.The family Bedotiidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Atheriniformes. It contains 2 genera and 9 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Secondary freshwater. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . This family may be found from 12° n to 25° s and 47° w to 50° e.
Habitat
Biome: Fresh water . Pelagic.
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater
Lakes
(over 8ha)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Atheriniformes
()
- Family:
Bedotiidae
()
- Madagascar rainbowfishes
- Genus:
Rheocles
()
- Stiassny, Rodriguez and Loiselle, 2002
- Specific name:
alaotrensis
- (Pellegrin, 1914)
- Scientific name: - Rheocles alaotrensis (Pellegrin, 1914)
- Specific name:
alaotrensis
- (Pellegrin, 1914)
- Genus:
Rheocles
(
- Family:
Bedotiidae
(
- Order:
Atheriniformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Atherina alaotrensis Pellegrin, 1914
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 07-Feb-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Rheocles
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
R. alaotrensis (Katrana) · R. derhami · R. lateralis (Zona) · R. lateralis and (Zona) · R. pellegrini (Zona) · R. sikorae (Zona) · R. vatosoa · R. wrightae (Zona)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Kiener, A. 1963b. Poissons, pêche et pisciculture à Madagascar. Publication no. 24 du Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Nogent-sur-Marne, France.
- Kiener, A. 1963b. Poissons, pêche et pisciculture à Madagascar. Publication no. 24 du Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Nogent-sur-Marne, France.
- Loiselle, P.V. and Stiassny, M.L.J. 2003. Rheocles. In: S.M. Goodman and J.P. Benstead (eds) The Natural History of Madagascar, pp. 868-870. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
- Pellegrin, J. 1914 (a). Sur une Antherine nouvelle des eaux douces de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 39: 46-49.
- Pellegrin, J. 1914a. Sur une Antherine nouvelle des eaux douces de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 39: 46-49.
- Raminosoa, N. 1995. Informations hydrobiologiques, ecologiques et sur les peches. Rapport du Projet Amenagement et exploitation rationnelle des lacs malgaches (UNDP/FAO/MAG/92/TO2): 71-154
- Stiassny, M.L.J. 1990. Notes on the anatomy and relationships of the bedotiid fishes of Madagascar, with a taxonomic revision of the genus Rheocles (Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae). American Museum Novitates, 2979: 1-33.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 10, 2006.
- Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (from FishBase).
- FishBase 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop, Mantasoa, Madagascar 2001 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Loiselle, P. and participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Rheocles alaotrensis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2500935
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-27528
- Fishbase Species ID: 9884
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 630842
- IUCN ID: 19478
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10626
