| Malagodon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Pantanodontidae |
| Genus: | † Malagodon Meinema & Huber, 2023 |
| Species | |
Malagodon is a genus of extinct killifish that was endemic to coastal swamps in eastern Madagascar. Until recently, they were placed in the genus Pantanodon , but phylogenetic evidence supports them belonging to their own genus, Malagodon. [1]
They were small, colorful fishes that inhabited extremely shallow water over a thick layer of sediment in forested estuarine swamps, and are presumed to have been driven extinct from habitat destruction and introduction of invasive Gambusia . [1]
The following species are known: [2]
- † Malagodon madagascariensis (Arnoult, 1963) (extinct after 1960s)
- † Malagodon honahona Carr, Martin & Sparks, 2024 (extinct ca. late 1990s)