Paretroplus maculatus Kiener & Maugé, 1966
Paretroplus maculatus
photo by Artigas Azas, J.M.

Family:  Cichlidae (Cichlids), subfamily: Etroplinae
Max. size:  14.81 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: northwest Madagascar (Ref. 5675) in Betsiboka River drainage (Ref. 78623).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 15-18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-20; Anal spines: 8-10; Anal soft rays: 13-16. Diagnosis: A member of the deep-bodied clade of Paretroplus and distinguished from all congeners by the presence of a large and essentially square to rounded solid black pectoral patch, located above and slightly posterior to the pectoral-fin base, and generally not extending dorsal to the upper branch of the lateral line (Ref. 78623).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 15 May 2016 (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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