Aplocheilus

Aplocheilus
Striped panchax (A. lineatus) of the golden variant
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Aplocheilidae
Genus:	Aplocheilus McClelland, 1839
Type species
Aplocheilus chrysostigmus McClelland, 1839
Synonyms
Aplochelus McClelland, 1839 (Misspelling by McClelland) Haplochilus Agassiz, 1846 (Unjustified emendation) Odontopsis van Hasselt, 1823 Panchax Valenciennes, 1846

Aplocheilus is a genus of killifish in the family Aplocheilidae. Their native range is in South and Southeast Asia, from Pakistan to Vietnam and Malaysia, and from Nepal 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 aploe meaning "simplicity", and cheilos meaning "lip".

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Aplocheilus blockii J. P. Arnold, 1911 (green panchax)
• Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner, 1892 (Ceylon killifish)
• Aplocheilus kirchmayeri Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1986
• Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846) (striped panchax)
• Aplocheilus panchax (F. Hamilton, 1822) (blue panchax)
• Aplocheilus parvus (Sundara Raj, 1916) (dwarf panchax)
• Aplocheilus werneri Meinken, 1966 (Werner's killifish)
• Aplocheilus normani