Whitespot
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For other uses, see White spot (disambiguation).
| Whitespot | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Aplocheilus |
| Species: | A. panchax |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplocheilus panchax F. Hamilton, 1822 | |
The blue panchax or whitespot, Aplocheilus panchax, is a common freshwater fish found in a large variety of habitats due to its high adaptability. This species is native to southern Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia. It has even been discovered in two hot springs in Singapore.
Identified by a white-coloured spot on its head, the 9 cm (3.5 in) TL species tends to keep to the surface of the water, and is useful in controlling the mosquito population by feeding on its larvae.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Aplocheilus panchax" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
- Aplocheilus panchax.BdFISH
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