Freshwater, Brackish, Threatened
Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906) |
synonym | Aplocheilus argenteus (non Day, 1868) |
synonym | Aplocheilus buchanani (Valenciennes, 1846) |
synonym | Aplocheilus carnaticus (non Jerdon, 1849) |
synonym | Aplocheilus chrysostigmus McClelland, 1839 |
synonym | Aplocheilus dorsomarginatus Klausewitz, 1957 |
synonym | Aplocheilus javanica (Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1850) |
synonym | Aplocheilus kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846) |
synonym | Aplocheilus lutescens Köhler, 1906 |
synonym | Aplocheilus marginatus Köhler, 1907 |
synonym | Aplocheilus mattei Köhler, 1906 |
synonym | Aplocheilus melanotopterus (Bleeker, 1849) |
synonym | Aplocheilus panchax dorsomarginatus Klausewitz, 1957 |
synonym | Aplocheilus panchax lutescens Köhler, 1906 |
synonym | Aplocheilus panchax marginatus Köhler, 1907 |
synonym | Aplocheilus panchax mattei Köhler, 1906 |
synonym | Aplocheilus panchax panchax (Hamilton, 1822) |
synonym | Aplocheilus panchax rubropunctatus Meinken, 1964 |
synonym | Aplocheilus panchax siamensis Scheel, 1968 |
synonym | Aplocheilus panchaz (Hamilton, 1822) |
synonym | Aplocheilus rubrostigma Jerdon, 1849 |
synonym | Aplocheitus panchax (Hamilton, 1822) |
synonym | Esox panchax Hamilton, 1822 |
synonym | Haplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822) |
synonym | Haplochilus andamanicus Köhler, 1906 |
synonym | Haplochilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822) |
synonym | Haplochilus panchax var. lutescens Köhler, 1906 |
synonym | Haplochilus panchax var. marginatus Köhler, 1907 |
synonym | Haplochilus panchax var. mattei Köhler, 1906 |
synonym | Homalopsis javanica Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1850 |
synonym | Odontopsis armata Van Hasselt, 1823 |
synonym | Oryzias carnaticus (non Jerdon, 1849) |
synonym | Panchax buchanani Valenciennes, 1846 |
synonym | Panchax kuhlii Valenciennes, 1846 |
synonym | Panchax melanotopterus Bleeker, 1849 |
synonym | Panchax panchax (Hamilton, 1822) |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Brief
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
A perennial breeder , both in fresh and brackish waters, particularly from November to March .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Reproduction
Perennial breeder, breeds particularly from November to March.
Migration
Non migratory
Size
Upto 9.0 cms
Max Length
7.5 (unsexed)
Size
9.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; )
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Morphology
The basic coloration is an iridescent blue body with a black spot on the dorsal fin.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Freshwater
Shallow rivulets, clear ditches, ponds, Floodplain wetlands
Freshwater, Brackish water.
Habitat benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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Description
Global Distribution
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand,india
Local Distribution
Andaman Island, Manipur, Odisha, fresh and brackish water of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam (Brahmaputra and Barak drainages)
Remark
Known from northern India
Occurrence
native
Distribution
Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Indo-Malaysian archipelago. Reported from Nepal Cambodia, Viet Nam and Sri Lanka .
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
IUCN Redlist Category: Least Concern
Red list Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 1.3
Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Uses and Management
Uses
fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013).
Attributions | Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=4756, version (12/2013). |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY_NC |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- http://www. fishbase. org/summary/Aplocheilus-panchax. html
- http://www. iucnredlist. org/details/summary/166477/0
- http://eol. org/pages/203983/overview
Natural History > Life Cycle
- Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch 1991 Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag fur Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
Natural History > Size
- Menon, A.G.K. 1999 Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p.
Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
- Huber, J.H. 1996 Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Societe Française d"Ichtyologie, Museum National d"Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p.
Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
- 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
Uses and Management > Uses
- Mills, D. and G. Vevers 1989 The Tetra encyclopedia of freshwater tropical aquarium fishes. Tetra Press, New Jersey. 208 p.
Information Listing > References
- http://www. fishbase. org/summary/Aplocheilus-panchax. html
- http://www. iucnredlist. org/details/summary/166477/0
- http://eol. org/pages/203983/overview
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Class | Actinopterygii |
Order | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family | Aplocheilidae |
Genus | Aplocheilus |
Species | Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) |
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