Aplocheilus blockii

Species of fish

Aplocheilus blockii

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
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

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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

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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

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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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aplocheilus blocki". FishBase. April 2019 version.
3. ^ "Aplocheilus blockii – Green Panchax (Haplochilus panchax blockii, Aplocheilus blochii)". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
4. ^ "Aplocheilus blockii Arnold, 1911". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
5. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "blockii, Haplochilus panchax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
6. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

Taxon identifiers

Aplocheilus blockii|

* Wikidata: Q2598937
* Wikispecies: Aplocheilus blockii
* BOLD: 716923
* CoL: 5VNRC
* FishBase: 55289
* GBIF: 2347804
* iNaturalist: 94388
* IRMNG: 10144017
* ITIS: 165712
* IUCN: 172395
* NCBI: 445991
* OBIS: 279649
* Open Tree of Life: 542079
* WoRMS: 279649

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