''Paretroplus lamenabe'' is a species of cichlid from the lower part of the

Mahajamba River The Mahajamba is a river of northern Madagascar. It flows through Ankarafantsika National Park. The river is surrounded in mangrove A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for trop ...

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 and Lake TsenySparks, J. S. (July 6, 2011).
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. Until its official scientific description in 2008, it was popularly known as the "Giant Lamena". As suggested by this name, it is a relatively large ''

Paretroplus ''Paretroplus'' is a genus of fishes in the cichlid family, all of which are endemic to lakes and rivers of Madagascar. The vast majority are threatened and restricted to the northwestern part of the island.Sparks, J. S. (2008). ''Phylogeny of t ...

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lamena ''Paretroplus'' is a genus of fishes in the cichlid family, all of which are endemic to lakes and rivers of Madagascar. The vast majority are threatened and restricted to the northwestern part of the island.Sparks, J. S. (2008). ''Phylogeny of t ...

group, reaching almost in length. This relatively elongate ''Paretroplus'' is closely related to the smaller '' P. nourissati'' and '' P. tsimoly''.

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lamenabe Cichlid fish of Africa Freshwater fish of Madagascar Fish described in 2008 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub