Bedotia masoala | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Atheriniformes |
Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
Genus: | Bedotia |
Species: | B. masoala
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Binomial name | |
Bedotia masoala Sparks, 2001
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Bedotia masoala is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Bedotiinae. It is endemic to Madagascar.[2] Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was described in 2001 by John S. Sparks from a type locality of the Ankavanana River on the Masoala Peninsula in Antalaha District.[3]