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Aplocheilus lineatus in Sri Lanka
Striped panchax

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Aplocheilus lineatus   (Valenciennes, 1846)
Family:	Aplocheilidae (Killifishes)			picture (Aplin_u9.jpg) by Prins, E.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Striped panchax
Max. size:	10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139)
Environment:	benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 25°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Asia: Widely distributed in Peninsular India (Ref. 41236). Reported from Sri Lanka (Ref. 1739).
Biology:	Lives in streams and reservoirs at high altitudes, and in rivers, wells of the plains, low-lying paddy fields, swamps and brackish waters (Ref. 4833). Utilized for mosquito control (Ref. 1672). Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139). Aquarium keeping: minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Costa, Wilson J.E.M.
Main Ref:	Huber, J.H.. 1996. (Ref. 27139)
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Sri Lanka country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Gopi, K.C., 2000
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ce.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Shaji, C.P., P.S. Easa and A. Gopalakrishnan, 2000
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07