Aplocheilus

Aplocheilus is a genus of killifish in the family Aplocheilidae. Their native range is in South and Southeast Asia, from India to Vietnam and Malaysia, and from Nepal to Sri Lanka. Several species, especially the striped panchax, A. lineatus, are important aquarium fishes.

Aplocheilus
Striped panchax (A. lineatus) of the golden variant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Aplocheilidae
Genus:	Aplocheilus McClelland, 1839
Type species
Aplocheilus panchax Hamilton, 1822
Synonyms
Aplochelus McClelland, 1839 (Misspelling by McClelland) Haplochilus Agassiz, 1846 (Unjustified emendation) Odontopsis van Hasselt, 1823 Panchax Valenciennes, 1846

Etymology

The name Aplocheilus is composed of the Greek words aploe meaning "simplicity", and cheilos meaning "lip".

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:^[1]

• Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906)^[2]
• Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt, 1823)^[2] (Whitespot)
• Aplocheilus blockii J. P. Arnold, 1911 (green panchax)
• Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner, 1892 (Ceylon killifish)
• Aplocheilus kirchmayeri Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1986
• Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846) (striped panchax)
• Aplocheilus panchax (F. Hamilton, 1822) (blue panchax)
• Aplocheilus parvus (Sundara Raj, 1916) (dwarf panchax)
• Aplocheilus werneri Meinken, 1966 (Werner's killifish)