Pachypanchax arnoulti

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Pachypanchax arnoulti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Pachypanchax
Species:
P. arnoulti
Binomial name
Pachypanchax arnoulti
Loiselle, 2006

Pachypanchax arnoulti is a species of aplocheilid killifish[2] endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers and lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.[3][1] The specific name of this fish honours the French ichthyologist and herpetologist Jacques Arnoult (1914-1995) in recognition of his contributions to the knowledge of Madagascar's fish fauna.[4] It was described by Paul V. Loiselle in 2006 with the type locality given as "Swamp draining into tributary stream of Ikopa River, flowing parallel to RN-4 at Antanimbray village, 17°10'79"S, 46°50'97"E, Betsiboka River drainage, Madagascar, elevation 246 meters".[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sparks, J.S.; Loiselle, P.V. (2016). "Pachypanchax arnoulti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44484A58307322. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44484A58307322.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Loiselle, P. 2006. A review of the Malagasy Pachypanchax (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 1366: 1–44 (2006)
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Pachypanchax arnoulti" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pachypanchax arnoulti". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2019.