Striped panchax
Aplocheilus lineatus
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The striped panchax comes from southern India and Sri Lanka, from streams, rivers, swamps and rice paddies, sometimes in brackish water. It is the largest of its genus: males reach 10 centimetres. It has been kept in European aquaria since 1909.
- Scientific name
- Aplocheilus lineatus
- Family
- Aplocheilidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Aplocheilidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aplocheilus affinis, Aplocheilus lineolatus, Aplocheilus rubropictus, Aplocheilus rubrostigma, Aplocheilus vittatus, Aplochilus lineatus, Haplocheilus lineatus, Haplochilus lineatus, Haplochilus rubropictus, Haplochilus rubrostigma, Panchax lineatum, Panchax lineatus, Panchax rubrostigma
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–25 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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