Rheocles wrightae
Species of fish
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Rheocles wrightae, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Bedotiinae, the Madagascar rainbowfishes. It is endemic to Madagascar where its occurs in the Manambola River, near Anosibe.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It was described by Melanie Stiassny in 1990 from a type locality given as "Sandrangato River, south of Moramanga".[3]
| Rheocles wrightae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Bedotiidae |
| Genus: | Rheocles |
| Species: | R. wrightae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rheocles wrightae Stiassny, 1990 | |
Etymology
The specific name honours the American primatologist Patricia Wright.[4]
