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Also known as Rheocles alaotrensis

The katrana (Rheocles alaotrensis) is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to the basin of Lake Alaotra in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was described by Jacques Pellegrin as Atherina alaotrensis with the type locality of Lake Aloatra.

Species

Endangered

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassTeleostei
  3. OrderAtheriniformes
  4. FamilyBedotiidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Rheocles
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Endangered status
taxon name
Rheocles alaotrensis
taxon common name
Katrana
endemic to
Madagascar
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The katrana (Rheocles alaotrensis) is a species of fish in the Bedotiidae family. It is endemic to the basin of Lake Alaotra in Madagascar. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was described by Jacques Pellegrin as Atherina alaotrensis with the type locality of Lake Aloatra.

==References==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Katrana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.