Fish Species

Madagascan Rainbow Fish

Madagascan Rainbow Fish - Description

The Madagascan Rainbow Fish is from a family of fish known as Bedotiidae.

They are long and quite flat in appearance and as their name suggests are only found in rivers and streams in Madagascar, Africa.

Popular Name: Madagascan Rainbow Fish
Species: Bedotia geayi

Profile of the Madagascan Rainbow Fish

This Profile contains interesting facts and information about the Madagascan Rainbow Fish species.

  • Size: Up to 10cm

  • Fish Tank conditions: Temp: 24 Degrees, PH: 6-7.5

  • Diet / Feeding: Mosquito Larvae, Mysis Shrimp, Bloodworm and Daphnia

  • Temperament: Peaceful, ideally keep a group of at least 6 fish together

  • Habitat: Rivers, Streams and Swamps

  • Behaviour: Lively fish that require a suitably sized tank with some planting

  • Range: Madagascar, Africa

Scientific Classification of the Madagascan Rainbow Fish

 Definition: Scientific classification, or biological classification, is how biologists group and categorize species of organisms with shared physical characteristics. Scientific classification belongs to the science of taxonomy.

  • Species: Bedotia geayi

  • Popular Name: Zona, Red Tailed Silverside, Madagascan Rainbow Fish, Madagascar rainbowfish, Malagasy rainbowfish

  • Kingdom: Animalia

  • Phylum: Chordata

  • Class: Actinopterygii

  • Order: Atheriniformes

  • Family: Bedotiidae

 

Rainbow Fish Index

Facts about Fish Species - Madagascan Rainbow Fish

The colours, shapes and sizes of individual fishes varies enormously - you really need excellent quality pictures or photographs to assist in the identification process.

A combination of the number of fins and their characteristics, color, scale counts, general features, maximum length and distribution are used during a species identification process.

 

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