Sauvagella robusta explained

Sauvagella robusta is a small species of fish in the family Clupeidae. It is endemic to the Amboaboa and Mangarahara River Basins in northern Madagascar.^[1] This relatively slender fish reaches a length of 6.8cm (02.7inches),^[2] and is overall pale yellowish with silvery on the lower parts.^[1] Its current conservation status is unclear, but the cichlid Ptychochromis insolitus, which is highly threatened from habitat loss, is native to the same region.^[3] Sauvagella robusta is known to survive at least in Lake Tseny.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Stiassny, M.L.J. (2002). Revision of Sauvagella Bertin (Clupeidae: Pellonulinae: Ehiravini) with a description of a new species from the freshwaters of Madagascar and diagnosis of Ehiravini. Copeia 2002(1): 67-76.
2. Loiselle, P. (2009). Sauvagella robusta picture. FishBase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
3. 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.
4. IUCN, Freshwater Fish Specialist Group: Madagascar. Retrieved 27 June 2014.