''Teramulus waterloti'' is a species of

silverside Silverside may refer to: * Silverside (beef), a cut of beef * Silverside (fish), the Atheriniformes, an order of fish * Agnes Silverside (died 1557), one of the Colchester Martyrs * USS ''Silversides'', the name of 2 U.S. Navy submarines * Silver ...

from the subfamily

Atherinomorinae ''Atherinomorinae'' is a subfamily of silversides from the family, Atherinidae, the Old World silversides. Genera The subfamily contains the following genera: * '' Alepidomus'' C. L. Hubbs, 1944 (monotypic) * '' Atherinomorus'' Fowler, 1903 ( ...

which is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. This species occurs in rivers, creeks, and streams in north western Madagascar from the

Mananjeba River The Manajeba River is located in northern Madagascar. Its sources are situated near in the Tsaratanana Massif, it crosses the Route nationale 6 near Tanambao Marivorahona and flows into the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest o ...

south to the Anjingo River. The

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classify this species as

Endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inva ...

and it is threatened by deforestation which degrades its habitat through sedimentation and by the introduction of

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fish species such as '' Channa maculata''. This fish was described in 1932 as the

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

''waterloti'' of '' Atherina duodecimalis'' by Jacques Pellegrin who named it after Georges Waterlot (1877-1939), a collector of specimens in Africa and Madagascar for

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, including the type of this species, which he collected from Antikotazo Creek, District d'Ambilobé, Diégo Suarez Province.

References

Teramulus Freshwater fish of Madagascar Fish described in 1932 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Atheriniformes-stub