Paretroplus menarambo
– Extinct in the Wild
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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ACTINOPTERYGII
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Order:
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PERCIFORMES
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Family:
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CICHLIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Paretroplus menarambo
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Species Authority:
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Allgayer, 1966
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EW ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2004
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Assessor/s:
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Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop, Mantasoa, Madagascar 2001
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Evaluator/s:
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Stiassny, M.L.J., Sparks, J.S. (AMNH, New York) & Darwall, W (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
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Justification:
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Originally endemic to Madagascar and now presumed Extinct in the Wild. Despite targeted surveys, no specimens have been collected in recent years: the last reports of this species are from the late 1990s (de Rham and Nourissat 2002). However, breeding populations are maintained in captivity. Given that the species was only known from a single locality it is reasonable to assume that sufficient survey has been conducted to assess it as Extinct in the Wild. The main causes for the loss of this species were deforestation, introduced alien species and overfishing.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Endemic to Madagascar.
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Countries:
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Regionally extinct:
Madagascar
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Habitat and Ecology
