Importance:
Aplocheilus panchax
in USM Engineering Campus
Blue panchax
(source: fishbase, Compiled by SSK)
| Aplocheilus panchax | ||
| Family: | Aplocheilidae , subfamily: Aplocheilinae |
|
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes | |
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |
| FB name: | Blue panchax | |
| Max. size: | 9.0 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5.0 - 12.0 | |
| Climate: | tropical; 20 - 25°C | |
| Global Importance: |
aquarium: commercial | |
| Distribution: | Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Indo-Malaysian archipelago. Reported from Nepal Cambodia, Viet Nam and Sri Lanka. | |
| Biology: | Inhabits streams, ponds, estuaries, ditches, rivers, canals , reservoirs and mangrove creeks . Usually found in shallow lagoons and swamps among roots and mangroves along the margins of waters. Prefers clear water in areas with dense growth of rooted or floating macrophytes (Ref. 12693). Sometimes occurring in hypersaline waters. Feeds mainly on insects Utilized for mosquito control. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium Rarely caught by commercial fishermen and not seen in markets | |
| Threatened: | Not in IUCN Red List () , | |
| Dangerous: | harmless | |
| Main Ref: | Huber, J.H.. 1996. | |