# Malagodon

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***Malagodon*** is a genus of [extinct](/source/Extinction) [killifish](/source/Killifish) that was [endemic](/source/Endemism) to coastal swamps in eastern [Madagascar](/source/Madagascar). Until recently, they were placed in the genus *[Pantanodon](/source/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](/source/Gambusia)*.[1]

The following species are known:[2]

- †*[Malagodon madagascariensis](/source/Malagodon_madagascariensis)* ([Arnoult](/source/Jacques_Arnoult), 1963) (extinct after 1960s)
- †*[Malagodon honahona](/source/Malagodon_honahona)* Carr, Martin & Sparks, 2024 (extinct ca. late 1990s)

## References

1. 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"](https://bioone.org/journals/american-museum-novitates/volume-2024/issue-4012/4012.1/A-New-Extinct-Species-of-Malagodon-Cyprinodontiformes--Pantanodontidae-from/10.1206/4012.1.full). *American Museum Novitates*. '***(4012). [doi:10.1206/4012.1](https://doi.org/10.1206/4012.1). [ISSN 0003-0082](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0003-0082)***

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