Makira Rainbowfish

Bedotia alveyi

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Bedotia alveyi, the Makira rainbowfish, is a species of Madagascar rainbowfish from rivers and streams in the Makira region of Madagascar where it occurs in the tributaries of the Antainambalana and Vohimaro rivers. This species was described in 2010 by Christopher C. Jones, Leo Smith and John S. Sparks from types collected from a small stream north of Ambodivoankongy, in a tributary of the Antainambalana River in Toamasina Province. The specific name honours Mark Alvey of the Field Museum in Chicago.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Bedotiidae
Genus: Bedotia
Maximum length: 8.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Madagascar: tributaries of Antainambalana and Vohimaro rivers in Madagascar (Ref. 84245 ).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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