Bedotiidae

Bedotia albomarginata

Bedotia albomarginata

White rimmed rainbowfish menaced by habitat loss

• White
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Bedotia albomarginata is a species of Madagascar rainbowfish from the Mananara and Reinana river basins in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was described by John Sparks and Leila Rush in 2005 from types collected near the towns of Vondrozo and Vevembe from the Sahapindra River, which is a tributary of the Mananara River, in Fianarantsoa Province.