Pachypanchax
| 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 |
Pachypanchax is a genus of aplocheilid killifishes native to freshwater in Madagascar, with one species (P. playfairii) known from Seychelles.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- 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'
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Pachypanchax in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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