Malagodon madagascariensis
| Malagodon madagascariensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Pantanodontidae |
| Genus: | †Malagodon |
| Species: | †M. madagascariensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Malagodon madagascariensis (Arnoult, 1963)
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Malagodon 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 species of Gambusia. It was originally placed in the genus Pantanodon before being found to belong to its own distinct lineage, described as the genus Malagodon.