Aplocheilus blockii

Short description: Species of fish

Aplocheilus blockii

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Cyprinodontiformes
Family:  | Aplocheilidae
Genus:  | Aplocheilus
Species:  |

A. blockii

Binomial name
Aplocheilus blockii

Arnold, 1911

Aplocheilus blockii or the green panchax is a species of fish native to waters around India , Sri Lanka, and Pakistan .

## Description

Aplocheilus blockii measures 6 centimeters long.[2] It frequently inhabits coastal habitats that either contain brackish water or fresh water.[3] It feeds on larvae, insects, and fish fry.[4]

## Name

This species was described by the German aquarist Johann Paul Arnold (de) in 1911 with a type locality given as Cochim, India.[5] The specific name honours a Captain Block who was responsible for importing this fish into Germany.[6]

## References

1. ↑ Dahanukar, N.; Raghavan, R. (2011). "Aplocheilus blockii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172395A6883227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172395A6883227.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172395/6883227. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Aplocheilus blocki" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
3. ↑ "Aplocheilus blockii – Green Panchax (Haplochilus panchax blockii, Aplocheilus blochii)". https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/aplocheilus-blockii/.
4. ↑ "Aplocheilus blockii Arnold, 1911". https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/226608.
5. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "blockii, Haplochilus panchax". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=64159.
6. ↑ "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 31 May 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes1/. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

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