''Pantanodon'' is a genus of

fish A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...

es native to

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and

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Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''

Pantanodon madagascariensis ''Pantanodon madagascariensis'' is an extinct species of fish in the family Pantanodontidae. It was endemic to eastern Madagascar. Its natural habitats were rivers and swamps. It became extinct due to habitat loss and competition from introduced ...

'' ( Arnoult, 1963) * ''

Pantanodon stuhlmanni The eastcoast lampeye (''Pantanodon stuhlmanni'') is a species of fish in the family Pantanodontidae. It is endemic to coastal Kenya and Tanzania, where found in brackish water, mangrove swamps, pools, lagoons and river deltas. It reaches up to ...

'' ( C. G. E. Ahl, 1924) (Eastcoast lampeye)

References

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