| Striped panchax | |
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| male of the golden variant | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Aplocheilus |
| Species: | A. lineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846) | |
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The striped panchax (Aplocheilus lineatus) is a species of killifish, of the genus Aplocheilus. An aquarium variant of this species with a more yellowish coloration is known as golden wonder killifish. The striped panchax inhabits fresh and brackish waters of India and Sri Lanka. It is found in streams, rivers, swamps, and paddy fields. This fish grows to a length of 10 cm (3.9 in).[2]
References
- ^ Chaudhry, S. & Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Aplocheilus lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T166434A6208418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166434A6208418.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Aplocheilus lineatus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.