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Aplocheilus panchax
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia (COL) |
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| Phylum | Chordata (COL) |
| Class | Actinopterygii (COL) |
| Order | Cyprinodontiformes (COL) |
| Family | Aplocheilidae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Aplocheilus | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | panchax | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2010 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Fish | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | (Hamilton, 1822) | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Reported from Pakistan (Lower Indus plain and adjoining hilly areas), India (mainly northeastern and northern), and from Bangladesh, Myanmar,Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The taxonomic status of records from Viet Nam, Cambodia and the Indo-Malayasian archipelago must be verified. It been introduced in some areas for mosquito control (R. Britz pers. comm.).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka
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Population [top]
Population: No information available, but wide ranging.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
?Continuing decline of mature individuals: Unknown
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It inhabits clear, shallow and brackish waters at low attitudes.
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The blue panchax is a larvivorous fish and its utility for mosquito control has been established. A profile perennial breeder with a spawning maximum in the monsoon months (June-August). Breeds at 8 cm & attains a length of 9 cm. Maturity is attained in 4-5 months. The eggs, when laid, are attached to submerged vegetation and hatch out in 9 to 14 days depending on temperature, aeration and other physio-chemical conditions of the water. Selective breeding has led to the production of very beautiful varieties, some of which have been dignified with scientific names (lutescens, mattei, etc). Although not very colourful, this medium-sized fish gets along well with other species of its size or longer, and breeds readily.
It is included in the aquarium trade, and is used in the preparation of fish paste in Myanmar.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no known threats to this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Conservation not required; research into the species taxonomy is required, as it may be a species complex.
Citation: Chaudhry, S. 2010. Aplocheilus panchax. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T166477A6217415. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166477A6217415.en. Downloaded on 19 January 2016.
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| Observerd Individual Count | 0 | Notes |
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Aplocheilus panchax, click this link: Synonyms. |
Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906) ¦ Aplocheilus argenteus (non Day, 1868) ¦ Aplocheilus buchanani (Valenciennes, 1846) ¦ Aplocheilus carnaticus (non Jerdon, 1849) ¦ Aplocheilus chrysostigmus McClelland, 1839 ¦ Aplocheilus dorsomarginatus Klausewitz, 1957 ¦ Aplocheilus javanica (Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1850) ¦ Aplocheilus kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846) ¦ Aplocheilus lutescens Köhler, 1906 ¦ Aplocheilus marginatus Köhler, 1907 ¦ Aplocheilus mattei Köhler, 1906 ¦ Aplocheilus melanotopterus (Bleeker, 1849) ¦ Aplocheilus panchax dorsomarginatus Klausewitz, 1957 ¦ Aplocheilus panchax lutescens Köhler, 1906 ¦ Aplocheilus panchax marginatus Köhler, 1907 ¦ Aplocheilus panchax mattei Köhler, 1906 ¦ Aplocheilus panchax panchax (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Aplocheilus panchax rubropunctatus Meinken, 1964 ¦ Aplocheilus panchax siamensis Scheel, 1968 ¦ Aplocheilus panchaz (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Aplocheilus rubrostigma Jerdon, 1849 ¦ Aplocheitus panchax (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Esox panchax Hamilton, 1822 ¦ Haplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Haplochilus andamanicus Köhler, 1906 ¦ Haplochilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Haplochilus panchax lutescens Köhler, 1906 ¦ Haplochilus panchax marginatus Köhler, 1907 ¦ Haplochilus panchax mattei Köhler, 1906 ¦ Homalopsis javanica Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1850 ¦ Odontopsis armata van Hasselt, 1823 ¦ Oryzias carnaticus (non Jerdon, 1849) ¦ Panchax buchanani Valenciennes, 1846 ¦ Panchax kuhlii Valenciennes, 1846 ¦ Panchax melanotopterus Bleeker, 1849 ¦ Panchax panchax (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Aplocheilus panchax, click this link: Common Names. |
Blue panchax () |
Localities To Manage Localities for Aplocheilus panchax, click this link: Localities. |
Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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