Pachypanchax
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Pachypanchax is a genus of fish
es in the Aplocheilidae
family. They are native to Madagascar
.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
es in the Aplocheilidae
Aplocheilidae
Aplocheilidae are a family of bony fishes containing about 15 species. Formerly, the name "Aplocheilidae" was used for the Aplocheiloidei as a whole, i.e. including the Nothobranchiidae of Africa and the mainly South American Rivulidae as subfamilies. This obsolete system is sometimes still seen,...
family. They are native to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
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Species
Most species in this genus are still undescribed (marked by "sp. nov.").- Pachypanchax omalonotusPachypanchax omalonotusPachypanchax omalonotus is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers.-References:...
- Pachypanchax sakaramyiPachypanchax sakaramyiPachypanchax sakaramyi is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Analava'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Analava'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Analava' is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers.-Source:...
- Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Anjingo'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Anjingo'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Anjingo' is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Betsiboka'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Betsiboka'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Betsiboka' is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Sofia'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Sofia'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Sofia' is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers.-Source:* Loiselle, P. 2004. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
- Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Talio'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Talio'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Talio' is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Loiselle, P. 2004. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
- Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Tsiribihina'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Tsiribihina'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Tsiribihina' is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers.-Source:* Loiselle, P. 2004. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
- Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Varatraza'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Varatraza'Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Varatraza' is a species of fish in the Aplocheilidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...