''Rheocles wrightae'', is a species of
rainbowfish in the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Bedotiinae
Bedotiinae are a subfamily of the rainbowfish family (biology), family Melanotaeniidae, commonly known as the Madagascar rainbowfish, Madagascan rainbowfish, or Malagasy rainbowfish due to their endemism to Madagascar. It includes two genus, gene ...
, the Madagascar rainbowfishes. It is
endemic to
Madagascar where its occurs in the
Manambola River, near
Anosibe.
It is threatened by
habitat loss.
It was
described by Melanie Stiassny in 1990 from a
type locality given as "
Sandrangato River, south of
Moramanga".
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
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* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
honours the
American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
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** American ancestry, pe ...
primatologist Patricia Wright.
References
wrightae
Fish described in 1990
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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