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The '''red-tailed silverside''', or '''zona''' ('''''Bedotia geayi''''') is a species of [[Madagascar rainbowfish]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Mananjary River]] drainage in [[Madagascar]]. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]] and [[introduced species]].<ref name=iucn>{{IUCN |assessors=Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop, Mantasoa, Madagascar 2001 |year=2004 |id=2719 |taxon=Bedotia geayi |version=2014.1}}</ref> It has often been confused with the related ''[[Bedotia madagascariensis|B. madagascariensis]]'', which is common in the aquarium trade.<ref name=SeriouslyFish>SeriouslyFish: ''[http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/bedotia-madagascarensis/ Bedotia madagascarensis.]'' Retrieved 3 July 2014.</ref><ref name=Loiselle2007>Loiselle, P.V.; and Rodriguez, D. (2007). ''A new species of Bedotia (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Rianila drainage of Eastern Madagascar, with redescriptions of Bedotia madagascariensis and Bedotia geayi.'' Zootaxa 1520: 1-18.</ref> In addition to [[meristics]], the two can be separated by the exact pattern of their tail fin (males of both typically have red in the tail) and the distinct red spot on the lower jaw of breeding male ''B. geayi'' (always lacking in ''B. madagascariensis'').<ref name=SeriouslyFish/><ref name=Loiselle2007/>
The '''red-tailed silverside''', or '''zona''' ('''''Bedotia geayi''''') is a species of [[Madagascar rainbowfish]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Mananjary River]] drainage in [[Madagascar]]. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]] and [[introduced species]].<ref name=iucn>{{IUCN |assessors=Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop, Mantasoa, Madagascar 2001 |year=2004 |id=2719 |taxon=Bedotia geayi |version=2014.1}}</ref> It has often been confused with the related ''[[Bedotia madagascariensis|B. madagascariensis]]'', which is common in the aquarium trade.<ref name=SeriouslyFish>SeriouslyFish: ''[http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/bedotia-madagascarensis/ Bedotia madagascarensis.]'' Retrieved 3 July 2014.</ref><ref name=Loiselle2007>Loiselle, P.V.; and Rodriguez, D. (2007). ''A new species of Bedotia (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Rianila drainage of Eastern Madagascar, with redescriptions of Bedotia madagascariensis and Bedotia geayi.'' Zootaxa 1520: 1-18.</ref> In addition to [[meristics]], the two can be separated by the exact pattern of their tail fin (males of both typically have red in the tail) and the distinct red spot on the lower jaw of breeding male ''B. geayi'' (lacking in ''B. madagascariensis'').<ref name=SeriouslyFish/><ref name=Loiselle2007/>


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Revision as of 23:42, 2 July 2014

Red-tailed rainbowfish
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B. geayi
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Bedotia geayi

The red-tailed silverside, or zona (Bedotia geayi) is a species of Madagascar rainbowfish endemic to the Mananjary River drainage in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss and introduced species.[2] It has often been confused with the related B. madagascariensis, which is common in the aquarium trade.[3][4] In addition to meristics, the two can be separated by the exact pattern of their tail fin (males of both typically have red in the tail) and the distinct red spot on the lower jaw of breeding male B. geayi (lacking in B. madagascariensis).[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Bedotia geayi". FishBase.
  2. ^ Template:IUCN
  3. ^ a b SeriouslyFish: Bedotia madagascarensis. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b Loiselle, P.V.; and Rodriguez, D. (2007). A new species of Bedotia (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae) from the Rianila drainage of Eastern Madagascar, with redescriptions of Bedotia madagascariensis and Bedotia geayi. Zootaxa 1520: 1-18.