Biology:Pachypanchax

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pachypanchax
Pachypanchax omalonotus 01.jpg
Pachypanchax omalonotus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Pachypanchax
G. S. Myers, 1933
Type species
Haplochilus playfairii
Günther, 1866[1]

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:[2]

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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q285606 entry