Aplocheilus blockii
Aplocheilus blockii or the green panchax is a species of fish native to waters around India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.
| Aplocheilus blockii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Aplocheilus |
| Species: | A. blockii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplocheilus blockii Arnold, 1911 | |
Description
Aplocheilus blockii measures 6 centimeters long.[2] It frequently inhabits coastal habitats that either contain brackish water or fresh water.[3] It feeds on larvae, insects, and fish fry.[4]
Name
This species was described by the German aquarist Johann Paul Arnold in 1911 with a type locality given as Cochim, India.[5] The specific name honours a Captain Block who was responsible for importing this fish into Germany.[6]
References
- Dahanukar, N. & Raghavan, R. (2011). "Aplocheilus blockii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172395A6883227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172395A6883227.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Aplocheilus blocki" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- "Aplocheilus blockii – Green Panchax (Haplochilus panchax blockii, Aplocheilus blochii)". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- "Aplocheilus blockii Arnold, 1911". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "blockii, Haplochilus panchax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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