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Eremodon yetateku Huber & Meinema, 2025 |
| Family: | Pantanodontidae (Spine killifishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 2.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Ethiopia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 12-13. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: small species (29 mm. SL), with a slender body; 2 rows of large unicuspid teeth upon the lower jaw, in some specimens reaching far above the upper jaw; several larger canine teeth placed in a third row on the outside corners of the lower jaw; two rows of upper jaw teeth horizontally positioned; extended lower jaw in males; head squamation covering the head including the snout in front of the eye; dorso lateral process entangled with pleural rib; presence of teeth; and number of anal fin rays 12-13 (Ref. 137898). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||