Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; non-migratory. Tropical; 24°C - 29°C (Ref. 31267)
Africa: Tanzania and Kenya.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31267)
Found in brackish water and mangrove swamps, pools and lagoons from the Tana river delta (Kenya). Successfully kept in the aquarium and even bred, albeit extremely difficult to keep (Ref. 31267). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Carr, E.M., R.P. Martin and J.S. Sparks, 2024. 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. Am. Mus. Novit. (4012):1-15. (Ref. 131565)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7510 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |