| Family: | Aplocheilidae (Killifishes) |  | ||
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| FishBase name: | Striped panchax | |||
| Max. size: | 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; non-migratory | |||
| Climate: | tropical; 22 - 25°C | |||
| Global Importance: | aquarium: commercial | |||
| Resilience: | | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Widely distributed in Peninsular India (Ref. 41236). Reported from Sri Lanka (Ref. 1739). | |||
| Biology: | Lives in streams and reservoirs at high altitudes, and in rivers, wells of the plains, low-lying paddy fields, swamps and brackish waters (Ref. 4833). Utilized for mosquito control (Ref. 1672). Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139). Aquarium keeping: minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539) | |||
| Threatened: | Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Costa, Wilson J.E.M. | |||
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Aplocheilus lineatus - (Striped panchax )
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