Pachypanchax arnoulti

Pachypanchax arnoulti
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Aplocheilidae
Genus:	Pachypanchax
Species:	P. arnoulti
Binomial name
Pachypanchax arnoulti Loiselle, 2006

Pachypanchax arnoulti is a species of aplocheilid killifish ^[2] endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers and lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species. ^{[3] [1]}

Etymology

The specific name of this fish honours the French ichthyologist and herpetologist Jacques Arnoult (1914-1995) in recognition of his contributions to the knowledge of Madagascar's fish fauna. ^[4]

Description

It was described by Paul V. Loiselle in 2006 with the type locality given as "Swamp draining into tributary stream of Ikopa River, flowing parallel to RN-4 at Antanimbray village, 17°10'79"S, 46°50'97"E, Betsiboka River drainage, Madagascar, elevation 246 meters". ^[5]

References

1. Sparks, J.S.; Loiselle, P.V. (2016). "Pachypanchax arnoulti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T44484A58307322. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44484A58307322.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Loiselle, P. 2006. A review of the Malagasy Pachypanchax (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 1366: 1–44 (2006)
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pachypanchax arnoulti". FishBase . August 2012 version.
4. 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.
5. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pachypanchax arnoulti". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 25 August 2019.