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Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)

Blue panchax
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India country information

Common names: Blue panchax, Borruguddi, Charbeki
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from northern India (Ref. 41236). Found in Western Ghats Rivers, Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Kerala, Coromandel, Laccadive, Andaman Islands (Ref. 45255) and Tripura (Ref. 97593). Recorded from Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). An excellent larvivorous fish and its use for mosquito control has been established (Ref. 4833). Also Ref. 27139, 36654, 43638. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aplocheilidae (Killifishes)
Etymology: Aplocheilus: Greek, aploe, -es = simplicity + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce; estuarina bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12; não migratória.   Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672)

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Indo-Malaysian archipelago. Reported from Nepal (Ref. 9496) Cambodia, Viet Nam (Ref. 27139) and Sri Lanka (Ref. 6028).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 41236); common length : 5.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 41236)

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in lowland wetlands to estuaries and peats (Ref. 57235). Found in ponds and ditches (Ref. 4835) canals (Ref. 1479), reservoirs and mangrove creeks (Ref. 13061). Prefers clear water in areas with dense growth of rooted or floating macrophytes (Ref. 12693). Sometimes occurring in hypersaline waters. Feeds mainly on insects (Ref. 13061). Utilized for mosquito control. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Rarely caught by commercial fishermen and not seen in markets (Ref. 12693). Popular aquarium fish (Ref. 57235).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

A perennial breeder (Ref. 27139), both in fresh and brackish waters, particularly from November to March (Ref. 7020).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Costa, Wilson J.E.M. | Colaboradores

Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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