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Aplocheilus parvus

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Aplocheilus parvus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Aplocheilus
Species:
A. parvus
Binomial name
Aplocheilus parvus
(Sundara Raj, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Panchax parvus Sundara Raj, 1916
  • Aplocheilus madrensis (Schermer, 1924)

Aplocheilus parvus, the dwarf panchax, is a species of killifish native to India and Sri Lanka. This species grows to a length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in). Its natural habitats are sheltered fresh and brackish water tanks, small streams and rivulets overgrown with vegetation. They are rarely use as an aquarium fish. It is often misidentified as Aplocheilus panchax or as Aplocheilus blockii.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aplocheilus parvus". FishBase. August 2012 version.