Batrachus uranoscopus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
Family: | Batrachoididae |
Genus: | Batrachus |
Species: | B. uranoscopus |
Binomial name | |
Batrachus uranoscopus Guichenot, 1866 |
Batrachus uranoscopus is a species of fish in the Batrachoididae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss, including sedimentation in rivers caused by excessive surface runoff from slash-and-burn agriculture.