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Aplocheilus parvus in Sri Lanka
Dwarf panchax

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Aplocheilus parvus   (Sundara Raj, 1916)
Family:	Aplocheilidae (Killifishes)			picture (Appar_u0.jpg) by Kopic, G.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Dwarf panchax
Max. size:	6.3 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment:	benthopelagic; non-migratory; pH range: 6.5 - 7.19999980926514
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 25°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Asia: India and Sri Lanka. Often misidentified as Aplocheilus panchax or as Aplocheilus blockii.
Biology:	Inhabits sheltered fresh and brackish water tanks, small streams and rivulets overgrown with vegetation (Ref. 41236). Valuable for mosquito control (Ref. 6028). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Costa, Wilson J.E.M.
Main Ref:	Seegers, L.. 1997. (Ref. 31272)
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Sri Lanka country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Huber, J.H., 1996
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Abundance:	common (usually seen)		Ref:
Importance:	of no interest		Ref:
Uses:	live export: ornamental
Comments:	Also Ref. 27139, 41236.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ce.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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