Bedotia madagascariensis

Paul V. Loiselle & Damaris Rodriguez, 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, pp. 1-18 : 16

Bedotia madagascariensis

MHNG 0665.007. Madagascar, fresh water. Holotype, 73.6 mm SL. AMNH 215501. Small blackwater lake just inland of Ambila-Lemaitso and the Lakendrano Mpangalana, Toamasina [Tamatave] Province, Madagascar. Collected 21 November 1993 by P. deRham; 3 specimens 22.2-35.4 mm SL. AMNH 215505. Small stream on the road between Ranomafana-Nord and Vatomandry, Toamasina Province, Madagascar [Rianila drainage]. Collected 1 November 1993 by P. deRham; 6 specimens 35.1-43.1 mm SL. AMNH 229578. Residual pools in the rapids of the Ikopa River c. 3.0 km northwest of the town of Antanimbary, Mahajanga [Majunga] Province, Madagascar [17°09' 95'' S, 46° 49' 62'' E]. Altitude 194 m. Betsiboka drainage. Collected 9 October 1997 by P. V. Loiselle, R. Haeffner and J. Davidson; 37 specimens, 12.1-23.0 mm SL. AMNH 229592. Arola River c. 7.0 km west of Ampasimanolotra [Brickaville] on RN-2 at Km 109 marker, Toamasina Province, Madagascar [18°49' 36'' S, 49° 01' 72'' E]. Altitude 11 m. Rianila drainage. Collected 25 October 1997 by local fishermen; 8 specimens, 28.5-54.6 mm SL. AMNH 229594. Main channel of the Ivondro River at Fanandrana Village beneath the bridge on RN-2, Toamasina Province, Madagascar [18° 15' 55'' S, 49° 16' 04'' E]. Altitude 8 m. Ivondro drainage. Collected 25 October 1997 by villagers; 3 specimens, 46.5-79.4 mm SL. AMNH 231327. Sahameloka Creek, a south bank tributary of the Ivoloina River, at the village of the same name, Toamasina Province, Madagascar [18°02' 26'' S, 49° 19' 65'' E]. Altitude 5 m. Collected 3 November1999 by P. V. Loiselle and villagers; 27 specimens, 24.1-59.3 mm SL. AMNH 231418. Lanefitra Creek at Ankadibe Village, c. 25 km NE of Maevatanana, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar [16° 54' 90'' S, 46° 58' 20'' E]. Betsiboka drainage. Collected 16 October 2000 by P. Doukakis; 5 specimens, 36.4-85.9 mm SL. AMNH 233682. Sampindro Creek at Kadirano Village below bridge on RN-5, Toamasina Province, Madagascar [18° 19' 24'' S, 49° 13' 87'' E]. Rianila drainage. Collected 26 October 2003 by P. V Loiselle and T. Ravelomanana; 102 specimens, 16.7-53.1 mm SL. AMNH 233683. Manambato Creek, affluent of Lake Rasoabe, on the road from RN-2 to Manambato Village, Toamasina Province, Madagascar [18° 45' 59'' S, 49° 08' 17'' E]. Altitude 3 m. Rasoabe drainage. Collected 26 October 2003 by P.V. Loiselle and T. Ravelomanana; 24 specimens, 17.0- 53.9 mm SL.