Bedotia Geayi
The Red-tailed silverside, or Zona, Bedotia geayi, is a species of Madagascar rainbowfish endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.Bedotia species are all under 10 centimetres (4 in) SL, extremely colorful, elongate, and somewhat laterally compressed atherinoid fishes that exhibit varying degrees of sexual dimorphism.Except for coloration and pigmentation, Bedotia are morphologically conservative fishes.All Bedotia are sexually dimorphic, with males exhibiting larger adult size, enhanced coloration and pigmentation, as well as pronounced development of the unpaired fins.Bedotia is exclusively freshwater, and members are found in small to medium-sized forested rivers and streams, and to a lesser degree in swamps and marshes, along the eastern slope of Madagascar.
No comments:
Post a Comment