Bedotia masoala Sparks, 2001
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Bedotia masoala is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Bedotiinae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species was described in 2001 by John S. Sparks from a type locality of the Ankavanana River on the Masoala Peninsula in Antalaha District.
Wikipedia contributors, Bedotia masoala; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:10:01.167717+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bedotia masoala Sparks, 2001
- Name authority
- Sparks, 2001
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Atheriniformes
- Family
- Bedotiidae
- Genus
- Bedotia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAtheriniformes
- suborderAtherinoidei
- familyBedotiidae Jordan & Hubbs, 1919
- genusBedotia Regan, 1903
- speciesBedotia masoala Sparks, 2001
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bedotia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bedotia longianalis Pellegrin, 1914 | BedotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bedotia madagascariensis Regan, 1903 | BedotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bedotia marojejy Stiassny & Harrison, 2000 | BedotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bedotia tricolor Pellegrin, 1932 | BedotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bedotia albomarginata Sparks & Rush, 2005 | BedotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bedotia alveyi Jones, Smith & Sparks, 2010 | BedotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bedotia geayi Pellegrin, 1907 | BedotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bedotia leucopteron Loiselle & Rodriguez, 2007 | BedotiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Sparks, J. S. (2001). Bedotia masoala: A New Species of Atherinoid Rainbowfish (Teleostei: Bedotiidae) from the Masoala Peninsula, Northeastern Madagascar. Copeia, 2001. https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0482:bmanso]2.0.co;2 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:68FQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.