Biology:Pantanodon madagascariensis

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Short description: Extinct species of fish

Pantanodon madagascariensis
Scientific classification edit
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]

Oryzias madagascariensis Arnoult, 1963

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]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15949/58297104. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Pantanodon madagascarensis" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2062837 entry