Pantanodon madagascariensis
Pantanodon madagascariensis is an extinct species of fish in the family Poeciliidae.[2] It was endemic to eastern Madagascar. Its natural habitats were rivers and swamps. It became extinct due to habitat loss and competition from introduced species of Gambusia.[1]
| Pantanodon madagascariensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Pantanodon |
| Species: | †P. madagascariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pantanodon madagascariensis (Arnoult, 1963) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Oryzias madagascariensis Arnoult, 1963 | |
Sources
- Sparks, J.S. (2016). "Pantanodon madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T15949A58297104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T15949A58297104.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Pantanodon madagascarensis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
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