[1] It is part of a captive breeding program by public institutions like London Zoo and Bolton Museum and among fishkeeping hobbyists.

[citation needed] The pinstripe menarambo is a relatively deep-bodied Paretroplus that reaches 12.8–25 centimetres (5.0–9.8 in) in length.

This species is present in the floodplain lakes in the Sofia River system in northwestern Madagascar.

[1][3] It was formerly classified as extinct in the wild by the IUCN, but a remnant population has recently been discovered in Lake Tseny.

[1][4] The same lake also has populations of the related P. kieneri and P. lamenabe,[4] and the round herring Sauvagella robusta.