White-finned rainbowfish

Bedotia leucopteron

A white winged rainbowfish of the Rianila River

White
Tropical
Middle river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Small
Tropical fish

Bedotia leucopteron is a species of rainbowfish from the subfamily Bedotiinae which occurs in the middle reaches of Rianila River basin in eastern Madagascar. This species was described in 2007 by Paul V. Loiselle and Damaris M. Rodríguez from types collected in the Sandrakatrana Stream at Ampasimbe Village in Toamasina Province.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Silversides
Family: Bedotiidae
Genus: Bedotia
Maximum length: 7.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: middle reaches of Iaroka-Rianila basin in eastern Madagascar (Ref. 76768 ).

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