''Paretroplus lamenabe'' is a species of

cichlid Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...

from the lower part of the Mahajamba RiverSparks, J. S. (2008). ''Phylogeny of the Cichlid Subfamily Etroplinae and Taxonomic Revision of the Malagasy Cichlid Genus Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae).'' Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 314 :1-151 and Lake TsenySparks, J. S. (July 6, 2011).
To Lake Tseny by Oxcart.
' New York Times, Scientists at Work. in northwestern

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. Until its official

scientific description A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication. Its purpose is to provide a clear description of a new species of organism and explain how it diffe ...

in 2008, it was popularly known as the "Giant Lamena". As suggested by this name, it is a relatively large ''

Paretroplus ''Paretroplus'' is a genus of fishes in the cichlid family, all of which are endemic to lakes and rivers of Madagascar. The vast majority are threatened and restricted to the northwestern part of the island.Sparks, J. S. (2008). ''Phylogeny of t ...

'' of the lamena group, reaching almost in length. This relatively elongate ''Paretroplus'' is closely related to the smaller '' P. nourissati'' and '' P. tsimoly''.

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lamenabe Cichlid fish of Africa Freshwater fish of Madagascar Fish described in 2008 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cichlidae-stub