Aplocheilus blockii

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 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 . 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.