Blue Panchax

Aplocheilus panchax

Also known as: Blue-eye, Blue Panchax Killifish, Estuarine Ricefish, Leadhead, Panchax, Panchax Minnow, Silverhead, Spotted Medaka, Spotted Ricefish, Tinhead, Whitespot

ALSO KNOWN AS

Blue-eye
Blue Panchax Killifish
Estuarine Ricefish
Leadhead
Panchax
Panchax Minnow
Silverhead
Spotted Medaka
Spotted Ricefish
Tinhead
Whitespot

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2018

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Blue Panchax adult, photographed at TH, Thailand — @JarJar · TH, Thailand · March 20171 / 1

Overview

Found in schools, over clear, freshwater canals, mangrove creeks, ditches, estuaries, ponds, reservoirs, and lowland wetlands, with dense aquatic plant cover. Used for controlling mosquito growth.
Widespread Asia

Popular aquarium fish.

How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: black lines ocellated spot white spots
Behaviour: schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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LIVES IN

freshwater

Found in schools, over clear, freshwater canals, mangrove creeks, ditches, estuaries, ponds, reservoirs, and lowland wetlands, with dense aquatic plant cover.

Adult photos 1

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Taxonomy

kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
classTeleostei
orderCyprinodontiformes
familyAplocheilidae
genusAplocheilus
speciesAplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)

SourcesWoRMS FishBase

Blue Panchax

Overview

How to identify

Habitat & where to find it

Adult photos 1

Discussion

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Taxonomy

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