Striped panchax
| Striped panchax | |
|---|---|
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| male of the golden variant | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Aplocheilus |
| Species: | A. lineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846) | |
The striped panchax, Aplocheilus lineatus, is a species of killifish, of the genus Aplocheilus. An aquarium variant of this species with a more yellowish coloration is known as golden wonder killifish. The striped panchax inhabits fresh and brackish waters of India and Sri Lanka. It is found in streams, rivers, swamps, and paddy fields. This species grows to a length of 10 cm (3.9 in).[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Aplocheilus lineatus in FishBase. August 2012 version.