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Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)

Blue panchax
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Thailand country information

Common names: Panchax, Pla hua ngen, Pla hua ngon
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Mekong, Chao Phraya, Maeklong, Salween, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336). Reported from Nonthaburi, Trat, Chanthaburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ko Pha-ngan (Surat Thani), Songkhla, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, and Ranong (Ref. 37773). Captured from the wild for the ornamental fish trade (Ref. 6459). Also Ref. 1632, 27139, 41236, 57235.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/th.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Vidthayanon, C., J. Karnasuta and J. Nabhitabhata, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Aplocheilidae (Killifishes)
Etymology: Aplocheilus: Greek, aploe, -es = simplicity + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12; non-migratory.   Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672)

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