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Golden Panchax

Pachypanchax playfairii

Also known as: Playfair's Panchax, Seychelles Killifish

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Overview

Found in schools, over both brackish, and freshwater ponds, and small streams.
Africa - Seychelles

Popular aquarium fish.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
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Behaviour
schooling

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Found in schools, over both brackish, and freshwater ponds, and small streams.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCyprinodontiformes
    5. familyAplocheilidae
    6. genusPachypanchax
    7. speciesPachypanchax playfairii (Günther, 1866)

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