Aplocheilus is a genus of killifish in the family Aplocheilidae. Their native range is in South and Southeast Asia, from India to Vietnam and Malaysia, and from Nepal to Sri Lanka. Several species, especially the striped panchax, A. lineatus, are important aquarium fishes.

Aplocheilus
Striped panchax (A. lineatus) of the golden variant
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Aplocheilus
McClelland, 1839
Type species
Aplocheilus panchax
Hamilton, 1822
Synonyms
  • Aplochelus McClelland, 1839 (Misspelling by McClelland)
  • Haplochilus Agassiz, 1846 (Unjustified emendation)
  • Odontopsis van Hasselt, 1823
  • Panchax Valenciennes, 1846

Etymology

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The name Aplocheilus is composed of the Greek words aploe meaning "simplicity", and cheilos meaning "lip".

Species

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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aplocheilus". FishBase. December 2013 version.
  2. ^ a b Katwate, U.; Kumkar, P.; Britz, R.; Raghavan, R.; Dahanukar, N. (2018). "The identity of Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes), an endemic Killifish from the Andaman Islands, with notes on Odontopsis armata van Hasselt". Zootaxa. 4382 (1): 159–174. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4382.1.6. PMID 29689942.