Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Pantanodontidae Spine killifishes


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8 species

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aliteranodon effusorium Africa 2.4 SL 2024
Eremodon cochleari Africa 2.3 SL 2024
Eremodon jeanneli Omo lampeye Africa 3.5 TL 1935
Eremodon kifuani Africa 2.0 SL 2024
Eremodon yetateku Africa 2.9 SL 2025
Pantanodon madagascariensis Africa 3.4 TL 1963
Pantanodon nyingi Africa 3 SL 2025
Pantanodon stuhlmanni Eastcoast lampeye Africa 5 TL 1924



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