Pachypanchax

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Pachypanchax
Pachypanchax omalonotus 01.jpg
Pachypanchax omalonotus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Pachypanchax
G. S. Myers, 1933
Type species
Haplochilus playfairii
Günther, 1866[1]

Pachypanchax is a genus of aplocheilid killifishes native to freshwater in Madagascar, with one species (P. playfairii) known from Seychelles.

Species[]

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

Several other species have been recognized, but not yet formally described. The new species designator does not necessarily carry over to the formal species name, and one of the new species listed below (Talio or Tsiribihina) is probably now known as P. patriciae.

References[]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pachypanchax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pachypanchax in FishBase. August 2012 version.


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