Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo'

Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo'
Conservation status
	; Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Tribe:	Procatopodini
Genus:	Pantanodon
Species:	P. sp. nov. 'Manombo'
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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44487A10950012.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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[iucn-1] "Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44487A10950012.en. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[2] 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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