Eremodon kifuani

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Eremodon kifuani Huber & Meinema, 2024

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> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Pantanodontidae (Spine killifishes)
Etymology: Eremodon: 'eremus' (Greek) meaning desert, in reference to the isolated inland distribution in a desertic area; '-odon', referring to the presence of teeth within; kifuani: 'kifuani'(Swahili), i.e. pectoral, refers to its elongated pectoral fins (Ref. 132493).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Mappa dei ritrovamenti | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Africa: Kenya.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.0 cm SL (female)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

This very small species, up to 2.0 cm, with a compressed body and remarkable small caudal peduncle is distinguished by the following characters: a row of large unicuspid jaw teeth; mouth small extreme superior, not as wide and flattened as in E. cochleari and with an extended, bulged lower jaw (vs. absent in E. jeanneli); eye small, slightly oval; extraordinary long pectoral fins reaching beyond origin of anal fin (vs. not reaching anal fin in E. cochleari, E. jeanneli); A = 13; slightly elongated snout, with both jaws evenly long in a terminal position; hypurals closed, straight fan, parhypural not touching hypurals but overlapping H2, participating spines (number of neural and haemal spines) N/H 2-4 (of which N/H 2 and 3 are truncated; N/H 4 pointed). Colouration: unknown when alive; preserved, yellowish dorsal, ventral side white and partly transparent, especially the female’s broodsac (Ref. 132493).
Cross section: compressed.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Maximum size based on original description.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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Huber, J.H. and E. Meinema, 2024. Exceptional intra-lacustrine speciation in brackish inland Lake Turkana, with description of Eremodon nov. gen. and two new species, in comparison to coastal Aliteranodon effusorium n. sp. (Pantanodontidae; Cyprinodontiformes). Killi-Data Series 2024:71-99. (Ref. 132493)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6406   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio. 69278):  3.0   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈