Aplocheilus
| Aplocheilus | |
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| Striped panchax (A. lineatus) of the golden variant | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Aplocheilus McClelland, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Aplocheilus chrysostigmus McClelland, 1839 | |
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Aplocheilus is a genus of killifish in the family Aplocheilidae. Their native range is in South and Southeast Asia, from Pakistan to Vietnam and Malaysia, and from Nepal to Sri Lanka. Several species, especially the striped panchax, A. lineatus, are important aquarium fishes.
Etymology
The name Aplocheilus is composed of the Greek words aploe meaning "simplicity", and cheilos meaning "lip".
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [1]
- Aplocheilus blockii J. P. Arnold, 1911 (green panchax)
- Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner, 1892 (Ceylon killifish)
- Aplocheilus kirchmayeri Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1986
- Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846) (striped panchax)
- Aplocheilus panchax (F. Hamilton, 1822) (blue panchax)
- Aplocheilus parvus (Sundara Raj, 1916) (dwarf panchax)
- Aplocheilus werneri Meinken, 1966 (Werner's killifish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Aplocheilus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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