Pachypanchax arnoulti
Pachypanchax arnoulti is a species of aplocheilid killifish[1] endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers and lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.[2][3] 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]
| Pachypanchax arnoulti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Pachypanchax |
| Species: | P. arnoulti |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachypanchax arnoulti Loiselle, 2006 | |
References
- Loiselle, P. 2006. A review of the Malagasy Pachypanchax (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 1366: 1–44 (2006)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pachypanchax arnoulti" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
- Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Betsiboka'. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- 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.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Pachypanchax arnoulti". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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