Rheocles derhami
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| Rheocles derhami | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Bedotiidae |
| Genus: | Rheocles |
| Species: | R. derhami |
| Binomial name | |
| Rheocles derhami Stiassny & D. M. Rodríguez, 1992 | |
Rheocles derhami is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Bedotiinae, the Madagascar rainbowfishes.[2] It is endemic to the Ambalona River and Mangarahar River in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers.[1] It was described by Melanie Stiassny and Damaris Rodriguez in 1992[3] and was named in honour of the Swiss conservationist Patrick De Rham.[4]
