Rheocles wrightae

Rheocles wrightae, is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Bedotiinae, the Madagascar rainbowfishes. It is endemic to Madagascar where its occurs in the Manambola River, near Anosibe.^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1] It was described by Melanie Stiassny in 1990 from a type locality given as "Sandrangato River, south of Moramanga".^[3]

Rheocles wrightae
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Bedotiidae
Genus:	Rheocles
Species:	R. wrightae
Binomial name
Rheocles wrightae Stiassny, 1990

Etymology

The specific name honours the American primatologist Patricia Wright.^[4]