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Pantanodon nyingi Huber & Meinema, 2025 |
| Family: | Pantanodontidae (Spine killifishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Kenya. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 20-20. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: small deep bodied fish; a clear black fringe at the distal end of the anal fin and a second brownish-black band at the anterior art of the anal fin, with posterior half frayed with small filaments including hooks; wide vertical band at the end of the caudal peduncle in males, which has a short horizontal band ending upon the caudal fin at the dorsal side; and dorsal outline steep diagonally till the end of the head, and flattened till dorsal fin (Ref. 137898). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||