Pachypanchax
Pachypanchax is a genus of aplocheilid killifishes native to freshwater in Madagascar, with one species (P. playfairii) known from Seychelles.
| Pachypanchax | |
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| Pachypanchax omalonotus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Pachypanchax G. S. Myers, 1933 |
| Type species | |
| Haplochilus playfairii Günther, 1866[1] | |
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- 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
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'
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References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Pachypanchax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pachypanchax in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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