Pantanodontidae, the spine killifishes, is a family of killifish in the suborder Cyprinodontoidei. It is the most basal member of the suborder, being the sister to all other members of the clade. It contains about 13 species in 4 genera which are native to freshwater and estuarine habitats of East Africa, including at least formerly Madagascar. In addition, several fossil members of this group are known to have inhabited Europe.[1][2] Many species have extremely small ranges and some are likely extinct.[3][4]
The following genera are known:[2][3]
- Aliteranodon Meinema & Huber, 2023
- Eremodon Huber & Meinema, 2024
- †Malagodon Meinema & Huber, 2023 (extinct ca. 1990s)
- Pantanodon G. S. Myers, 1955
The fossil genus †Paralebias Gaudant, 2013 is known from the Late Oligocene and Early Miocene of Europe. It is sometimes synonymized with Pantanodon, although this was done prior to the splitting up of the genus.[1][5] Paralebias itself may be polyphyletic.[4]
References
- ^ a b Bragança, Pedro H. N.; Amorim, Pedro F.; Costa, Wilson J. E. M. (2018-02-09). "Pantanodontidae (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes), the sister group to all other cyprinodontoid killifishes as inferred by molecular data". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 94 (1): 137–145. doi:10.3897/zse.94.22173. ISSN 1860-0743.
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- ^ a b Carr, Emily M.; Martin, Rene P.; Sparks, John S. (2024-04-24). "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). doi:10.1206/4012.1. ISSN 0003-0082.
- ^ Herbert Mainero, Andrea; Vasilyan, Davit; Reichenbacher, Bettina (2024-12-31). "Two new genera of killifish (Cyprinodontiformes) from the Middle Miocene of the Bugojno Basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina: insights into the lost diversity of Valenciidae". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 22 (1): 2412539. Bibcode:2024JSPal..2212539H. doi:10.1080/14772019.2024.2412539. ISSN 1477-2019.