Teramulus waterloti
Teramulus waterloti is a species of silverside from the subfamily Atherinomorinae which is Endemism|endemic to Madagascar . This species occurs in rivers, creeks, and streams in north western Madagascar from the Mananjeba River south to the Anjingo River . The IUCN classify this species as Endangered and it is threatened by deforestation which degrades its habitat through sedimentation and by the introduction of Invasive species|invasive fish species such as " Channa maculata ". This fish was Species description|described in 1932 as the subspecies "waterloti" of " Atherina duodecimalis " by Jacques Pellegrin who named it after Georges Waterlot (1877-1939), a collector of Zoological  specimen|specimens in Africa and Madagascar for National Museum of Natural History, France|Muséum national d'histoire naturelle , including the Type (biology)|type of this species, which he collected from Antikotazo Creek, District d'Ambilobé, Antsiranana|Diégo Suarez Province. References. Category:Teramulus Category:Freshwater fish of Madagascar Category:Fish described in 1932 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot