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Pachypanchax omalonotus
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A killifish from Madagascar, from Nosy Be island and the Sambirano basin, from brooks and small rivers.
- Scientific name
- Pachypanchax omalonotus
- Family
- Aplocheilidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Aplocheilidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aplocheilus homalonotus, Aplocheilus omalonotus, Epiplatys homalonotus, Haplochilus homalonotus, Haplochilus nuchimaculatus, Pachypanchax homalonotus, Pachypanchax homolonotus, Pachypanchax nuchimaculatus, Pachypanchax omalonota, Panchax homalonotus, Panchax nuchimaculatus, Poecilia nuchimaculata, Poecilia omalonota
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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