Trondo mainty

The trondo mainty (Ptychochromoides betsileanus) is a critically endangered species of cichlid endemic to the Onilahy River Basin in southwestern Madagascar.^[1] Its remaining range covers less than 10 km² (3.9 sq mi) and it is highly threatened by habitat loss, fishing, and competition with/predation by introduced species.^[2] Another cichlid from the same basin, Ptychochromis onilahy, is probably already extinct.^[3] The trondo mainty reaches a standard length (SL) of 24 cm (9.4 in).^[4]

Trondo mainty
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Ptychochromoides
Species:	P. betsileanus
Binomial name
Ptychochromoides betsileanus (Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms
Tilapia betsileana Boulenger, 1899 Ptychochromis betsileanus (Boulenger, 1899)