Ratsirakia legendrei

Ratsirakia legendrei is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to fresh waters of Madagascar. This species can reach a length of 17 cm (6.7 in). It is the only known member of its genus.^[3] It is the only species in the monotypic genus Ratsirakia, the name of which honours Didier Ratsiraka (b. 1933) who was President of Madagascar from 1975-1993 and from 1997-2002 while the specific name refers to the French physician Jean Legendre who discovered the species while serving with French colonial troops in Madagascar.^[4]

Ratsirakia legendrei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Eleotridae
Genus:	Ratsirakia Maugé, 1984
Species:	R. legendrei
Binomial name
Ratsirakia legendrei (Pellegrin, 1919)
Synonyms
Eleotris legendrei Pellegrin, 1919[2]