FB-11284 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11284 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Siluriformes Loricariidae Pterygoplichthys Pterygoplichthys punctatus (Kner, 1854) Dwarf panchax Kääpiövaanija 小鰕鮰 Aplocheilus blockii (non Arnold, 1911) Aplocheilus madrensis (Schermer, 1924) Aplocheilus panchax (non Hamilton, 1822) Aplocheilus panchax madrensis Schermer, 1924 Aplochielus blochii (non Arnold, 1911) Esox panchax (non Hamilton, 1822) Haplochilus panchax madrensis Schermer, 1924 Panchax panchax blochii (non Arnold, 1911) Panchax parvus Sundara Raj, 1916 1994-06-22 2008-03-03 Pethiyagoda, R.0 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p. (Ref. 6028) Huber, J.H.0 Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139) Seegers, L.0 Killifishes of the world: Old world killis II: (Aplocheilus, Epiplatys, Nothobranchius). Aqualog, Verlag: A.C.S. Gmbh, Germany. 112 p. (Ref. 31272) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Menon, A.G.K.0 Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p. (Ref. 41236) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of January 2004. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in January 2004. (Ref. 50838) Varjo, M., L. Koli and H. Dahlström0 Kalannimiluettelo (versio 10/03). Suomen Biologian Seura Vanamo Ry. (Ref. 51086) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of May 2005. Database dump. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in May 2005. (Ref. 54621) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) Ramani Shirantha, R R.A.0 A field guide to the fishes in freshwaters in Sri Lanka. Department of Wildlife Conservation, Colombo. XV + 502 pp. (Ref. 127520) FB-GeneralDescr-11287 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-22 00:00:00 2014-01-27 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11287 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 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). Seegers, L. 1997 Killifishes of the world: Old world killis II: (Aplocheilus, Epiplatys, Nothobranchius). Aqualog, Verlag: A.C.S. Gmbh, Germany. 112 p. (Ref. 31272) FB-Distribution-11287 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-22 00:00:00 2000-03-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11287 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Asia: India and Sri Lanka. Often misidentified as Aplocheilus panchax or as Aplocheilus blockii. Seegers, L. 1997 Killifishes of the world: Old world killis II: (Aplocheilus, Epiplatys, Nothobranchius). Aqualog, Verlag: A.C.S. Gmbh, Germany. 112 p. (Ref. 31272) FB-Uses-11287 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-22 00:00:00 2014-01-27 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11287 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial Pethiyagoda, R. 1991 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p. (Ref. 6028) Seegers, L. 1997 Killifishes of the world: Old world killis II: (Aplocheilus, Epiplatys, Nothobranchius). Aqualog, Verlag: A.C.S. Gmbh, Germany. 112 p. (Ref. 31272) FB-TrophicStrategy-11287 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-11-29 00:00:00 2000-03-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public parvus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Feeds on insects, larvae and fish fry (Ref. 6028). Pethiyagoda, R. 1991 Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p. (Ref. 6028) FB-Size-11287 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-22 00:00:00 2014-01-27 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11287 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 6.3 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 41236)) Menon, A.G.K. 1999 Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p. (Ref. 41236) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-11287 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 1994-06-22 00:00:00 2014-01-27 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11287 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2