Ptychochromis mainty

Ptychochromis mainty is a species of cichlid from the subfamily Ptychochrominae, a subfamily which is endemic to the freshwaters of Madagascar. It has only been recorded from forested streams in the vicinity of Fort Dauphin in the south eastern part of the island.^[2] Its closest relative is Ptychochromis grandidieri.^[3]

Ptychochromis mainty
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Ptychochromis
Species:	P. mainty
Binomial name
Ptychochromis mainty Martinez, Arroyave & Sparks, 2015

Etymology

The species name comes from the Malagasy word for the color black, referring to its uniform dark pigmentation pattern in a specimen preserved in alcohol and the large black midlateral blotch in a live specimen.^[4]