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Pachypanchax

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Pachypanchax

Higher classification
  
Aplocheilidae

Order
  
Cyprinodontiformes

Family
  
Aplocheilidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Pachypanchax omalonotus, Pachypanchax sakaramyi

Pachypanchax sp sofia


Pachypanchax is a genus of aplocheilid killifishes native to freshwater in Madagascar, with one species (P. playfairii) known from Seychelles.

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Pachypanchax Pachypanchax photo Pachypanchax patriciae G79031 ARKive

Pachypanchax patriciae young adults


Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Pachypanchax Pachypanchax photo Pachypanchax sakaramyi G67348 ARKive

  • Pachypanchax arnoulti Loiselle, 2006
  • Pachypanchax omalonotus (A. H. A. Duméril, 1861) (powder-blue panchax)
  • Pachypanchax patriciae Loiselle, 2006
  • Pachypanchax playfairii (Günther, 1866) (golden panchax)
  • Pachypanchax sakaramyi (Holly, 1928)
  • Pachypanchax sparksorum Loiselle, 2006
  • Pachypanchax varatraza Loiselle, 2006

    • Pachypanchax Pachypanchax photo Pachypanchax arnoulti G79027 ARKive

    Several other species have been recognized, but not yet formally described. The new species designator does not necessarily carry over to the formal species name, and one of the new species listed below (Talio or Tsiribihina) is probably now known as P. patriciae.

  • Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Analava'
  • Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Sofia'
  • Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Talio'
  • Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Tsiribihina'

    • Pachypanchax Pachypanchax sakaramyi Madagascar Panchax Panchax sakaramyi

    Pachypanchax Pachypanchax photo Pachypanchax sparksorum G79033 ARKive


    References

    Pachypanchax Wikipedia
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