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Female

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Scientific Name	**Aplocheilus panchax** (Hamilton, 1822)
Common Names	Panchax, Gemeiner Hechtling (Germany)
Type Locality	Ditches and ponds of Bengal.
Synonym(s)	Aplocheilus andamanicus, Aplocheilus armatus, Aplocheilus buchanani, Aplocheilus chrysostigmus, Aplocheilus dorsomarginatus, Aplocheilus javanica, Aplocheilus kuhlii, Aplocheilus lutescens, Aplocheilus marginatus, Aplocheilus mattei, Aplocheilus melanostigma, Aplocheilus melanotopterus, Aplocheilus panchax dorsomarginatus, Aplocheilus panchax lutescens, Aplocheilus panchax marginatus, Aplocheilus panchax mattei, Aplocheilus panchax panchax, Aplocheilus panchax rubropunctatus, Aplocheilus panchax siamensis, Aplocheilus panchaz
Etymology	Aplocheilus: Greek, aploe, -es = simplicity + Greek, cheilos = lip.
Species Information
Size	90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Indo-Malaysian archipelago. Reported from Nepal Cambodia, Viet Nam and Sri Lanka.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temperature	20.0-25.0°C or 68-77°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 211, 380, Pl. 3 (fig. 69).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 13:02 (species record created: 2013 Sep 05 21:18)