Blue panchax
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| Blue panchax | |
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| File:Aplocheilus panchax.jpg | |
| File:Whitespot(Aplocheilus panchax).jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Aplocheilus |
| Species: | A. panchax
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| Binomial name | |
| Aplocheilus panchax F. Hamilton, 1822
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The blue panchax or whitespot (Aplocheilus panchax) is a common freshwater fish found in a large variety of habitats due to its high adaptability. This species is native to southern Asia from Pakistan, India to Indonesia.[2][1] It has been discovered in two hot springs in Singapore.[3] Identified by a white-coloured spot on its head, the species can reach up to 9 cm (3.5 in) in length; it tends to keep to the surface of the water, and controls the mosquito population by feeding on their larvae.[4]
References
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Aplocheilus
- Fish of Bangladesh
- Fish of Singapore
- Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
- Fish described in 1822
- Freshwater fish of Indonesia
- Freshwater fish of Pakistan
- Freshwater fish of India
- Freshwater fish of Malaysia
- Fish of Myanmar
- Cyprinodontiformes stubs
- Singapore stubs