The pinstripe menarambo or pinstripe damba (Paretroplus menarambo) is a critically endangered

Critically endangered

Version 2010.3 of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 3744 Critically Endangered species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and subpopulations.Critically Endangered by kingdom:*1993 Animalia*2 Fungi*1745 Plantae*4 Protista-References:...

 species of cichlid

Cichlid

Cichlids are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Cichlids are members of a group known as the Labroidei along with the wrasses , damselfish , and surfperches . This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,300 species have been scientifically described, making it one of...

 fish from floodplain

Floodplain

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 lakes in the Sofia River system in northwestern Madagascar

Madagascar

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. It is threatened by invasive species

Invasive species

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 and over-fishing. It is part of a captive breeding program by public institutions like London Zoo

London Zoo

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 and Bolton Museum

Bolton Museum

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 and among fishkeeping

Fishkeeping

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 hobbyists. It was formerly classified as extinct in the wild

Extinct in the Wild

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 by the IUCN, but a remnant population has recently been discovered in Lake Tseny. The same lake also has populations of the related P. kieneri and P. lamenabe. The pinstripe menarambo is a relatively deep-bodied Paretroplus

Paretroplus

Paretroplus is a genus of fishes in the cichlid family, all of which are endemic to lakes and rivers of Madagascar. The vast majority are threatened and restricted to the northwestern part of the island. Only P. polyactis is found in the southern half of Madagascar and only P. polyactis and P....

that reaches 25 centimetres (9.8 in) in length.