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]
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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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| Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo' | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44487A10900012.en. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Carr, Emily M.; Martin, Rene P.; Sparks, John S. (2024). "A New Extinct Species of Malagodon (Cyprinodontiformes: Pantanodontidae) from Southeastern Coastal Madagascar, with a Discussion of its Phylogenetic Relationships and a Redescription of the Genus". American Museum Novitates (4012): 1–16. doi:10.1206/4012.1. ISSN 0003-0082.
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