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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Aplocheilidae (Killifishes)
Etymology: Pachypanchax: Greek, pachys = fat + Panchax, a word created by Meinken in 1932 word created by Meinken in 1932; arnoulti: Named for Jacques Arnoult in recognition of his many contributions to the Malagasy ichthyology and who first introduced this and other fishes from Madagascar to science and to the aquarium hobby in the 1950's (Ref. 57724).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical
Africa: Madagascar (Ref. 57724).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 57724)
Found in wide range of habitats: swamp whose water is clear, tannin stained, acidic, soft and deficient in dissolved substances; small creek whose water is clear, colorless, with a neutral pH, moderate hardness and deficient in dissolved substances. Feeds on terrestrial and aquatic insects and preyed upon mostly by fish-eating birds and dragonfly nymphs (Ref. 57724).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Loiselle, P.V., 2006. A review of the Malagasy Pachypanchax (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 1366:1-44. (Ref. 57724)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5079 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).