Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo' | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Tribe: | Procatopodini |
Genus: | Pantanodon |
Species: | P. sp. nov. 'Manombo'
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Binomial name | |
Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo' |
Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo' is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps. It is critically endangered and threatened by habitat loss. [1] In 2024, it was officially described as Malagodon honahona (placed in Malagodon, a new genus of extinct Malagasy killifish), and was presumed extinct. [2]
Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo' | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Tribe: | Procatopodini |
Genus: | Pantanodon |
Species: | P. sp. nov. 'Manombo'
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Binomial name | |
Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo' |
Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo' is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps. It is critically endangered and threatened by habitat loss. [1] In 2024, it was officially described as Malagodon honahona (placed in Malagodon, a new genus of extinct Malagasy killifish), and was presumed extinct. [2]