Ptychochromis grandidieri is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae endemic to river basins along a large part of the eastern coast of Madagascar, although it has been recorded as far as 100 km (62 mi) inland.[2] Uniquely in the genus Ptychochromis, this species also occurs in brackish water.[2] It reaches 35cm in standard length.[3] It shares a large part of its range with a cichlid from another genus, Paretroplus polyactis.[4] The specific name honours Alfred Grandidier (1836-1921), the French naturalist and explorer who, with Henri Joseph Léon Humblot (1852-1914), collected the type.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Ptychochromis |
| Species: | P. grandidieri
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| Ptychochromis grandidieri Sauvage, 1882
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References edit
- ^ Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Ptychochromis grandidieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44502A58308434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44502A58308434.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Stiassny, M., and Sparks, J. S. (2006). Phylogeny and Taxonomic Revision of the Endemic Malagasy Genus Ptychochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with the Description of Five New Species and a Diagnosis for Katria, New Genus. American Museum Novitates 3535.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Ptychochromis grandidieri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Sparks, J. S. (2008). Phylogeny of the Cichlid Subfamily Etroplinae and Taxonomic Revision of the Malagasy Cichlid Genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 314 :1-151
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamilies ETROPLINAE and PTYCHOCHROMINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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