''Aplocheilus'' is a
genus
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of
killifish
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in the
family
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Aplocheilidae
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. Their native range is in
South and
Southeast Asia
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, from
Pakistan
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to
Vietnam
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and
Malaysia
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, and from
Nepal
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to
Sri Lanka. Several species, especially the striped panchax, ''A. lineatus'', are important aquarium fishes.
Etymology
The name ''Aplocheilus'' is composed of the Greek words ' meaning "simplicity", and ' meaning "lip".
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Aplocheilus andamanicus''
(Köhler
Köhler is a German surname, referring to a man making charcoal from wood.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 96.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Köhler'' were residents of Germany (frequency 1:641) and 1.5% of Austria (1:4,238).
...
, 1906)
* ''
Aplocheilus armatus''
( van Hasselt, 1823)[
* '' Aplocheilus blockii'' J. P. Arnold, 1911 (green panchax)
* '' Aplocheilus dayi'' Steindachner, 1892 (Ceylon killifish)
* '' Aplocheilus kirchmayeri'' Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1986
* '' Aplocheilus lineatus'' (]Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...
, 1846) (striped panchax)
* '' Aplocheilus panchax'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (blue panchax)
* '' Aplocheilus parvus'' ( Sundara Raj, 1916) (dwarf panchax)
* '' Aplocheilus werneri'' Meinken, 1966 (Werner's killifish)
References
Aplocheilidae
*
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by John McClelland (doctor)
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