Striped panchax
| Striped panchax | |
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| Male of the golden variant | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Aplocheilus |
| Species: | A. lineatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
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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 fish grows to a length of 10 cm (3.9 in).[2]
References[]
- ^ Chaudhry, S.; Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Aplocheilus lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T166434A6208418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166434A6208418.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Aplocheilus lineatus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Aplocheilus
- Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes
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