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Aplocheilus blockii in India
Green panchax

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Aplocheilus blockii   (Arnold, 1911)
Family:	Aplocheilidae (Killifishes)			picture (Apblo_u1.jpg) by Terceira, A.C.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Green panchax
Max. size:	6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment:	benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 26°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Asia: India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Biology:	Inhabits stationary and sheltered waters of rivers (Ref. 4833). Found under the surface in still waters, mainly coastal and often brackish, especially where there is surface vegetation or cover, such as mangrove swamps and rice fields. Swims slowly or stays stationary, often in small groups. Feeds on insects, larvae and fish fry. Valuable for mosquito control (Ref. 6028). Not a seasonal killifish
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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India country information
Common names:	Green panchax, பச்‍சைக் முண்டக்‍கண்ணி, മാനത്തുകണ്ണി, பச்சைமுண்டக் கண்ணி, Pachaimundakenni		Ref:  Rema Devi, K. and T.J. Indra, 2000
Status:	native		Ref:  Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Abundance:	abundant (always seen in some numbers)		Ref:  Rema Devi, K. and T.J. Indra, 2000
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Kutch southward to south Kerala (Ref. 41236) and Tamil Nadu (Ref. 45255). Recorded from Madras (Ref. 31272) and Tamil Nadu west coast and Coromandal coast (Ref. 43641). Also Ref. 4833. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
States/Provinces:
States/Provinces Complete?:	No
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/in.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Menon, A.G.K., 1999
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	Checked:  Torres, Armi G.	Modified:  Sanciangco, Millicent	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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