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Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Sofia' is a species of fish in the family Aplocheilidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers.
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Pachypanchax playfairii, the golden panchax, is a species of Aplocheilid killifish, the only species of freshwater fish endemic to the Seychelles, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean directly east of Tanzania, and the only member of its genus found outside of Madagascar. Within the Seychelles it is found only on the granitic islands. Here it occurs in small freshwater and brackish water streams, feeding on worms, crustaceans, insects and fish. An egg scatterer, the golden panchax breeds amongst floating water plants. This species is unusual in that the scales of the male become lifted during the breeding season, giving the skin a rough appearance. Unlike the true annual killifish, they live as long as similar fishes, a few years, 3 years is not uncommon 5 is unknown.
Helichrysum sp. nov. D is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.
Aplocheilichthys sp. nov. 'Naivasha' was a formally undescribed species of freshwater fish in the family Poeciliidae. It was endemic to Kenya, but went extinct.
Chiloglanis sp. nov. 'Kerio' is a species of fish in the family Mochokidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Chiloglanis sp. nov. 'Northern Ewaso Nyiro' is a species of fish in the family Mochokidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Haplochromis sp. nov. 'Amboseli' is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Marcusenius sp. nov. 'Malindi' is a species of fish in the family Mormyridae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Marcusenius sp. nov. 'Turkwell' is a species of fish in the family Mormyridae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Pachypanchax omalonotus, the powder-blue panchax, is a species of Aplocheilid killifish endemic to Madagascar where it is found on the island of Nosy Be and in the Sambirano River basin and adjacent streams on the mainland. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Pachypanchax is a genus of aplocheilid killifishes native to freshwater in Madagascar, with one species known from Seychelles.
Pachypanchax sakaramyi is a species of Aplocheilid killifish endemic to Madagascar where it is only known from Sakaramy and Antongombato Rivers with reports that it is found in several crater lakes. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.
Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Analava' is a species of fish in the family Aplocheilidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Pachypanchax sparksorum is a species of Aplocheilid killifish endemic to Madagascar where it is found in the Anjingo River and streams feeding into the Ankofia River. Its natural habitat is rivers. The specific name of this fish honours the ichthyologist John S. Sparks of the United States National Museum and his wife Karen Riseng Sparks, they collected many of the type series.
Pachypanchax arnoulti is a species of aplocheilid killifish endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers and lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species. 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. 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".
Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Tsiribihina' is a species of fish in the family Aplocheilidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers.
Pachypanchax varatraza is a species of Aplocheilid killifish endemic to Madagascar where it is found in the Menambery, Fanambana and Ampanobe rivers. Its natural habitat is streams and pools. It is threatened by invasive species.
Pantanodon sp. nov. 'Manombo' is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are rivers and swamps. It is critically endangered and threatened by habitat loss.
Tasmanipatus anophthalmus, the blind velvet worm, is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. The species is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Helichrysum sp. nov. A is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.
Pachypanchax patriciae is a species of killifish from the family Aplocheilidae. It is endemic to Madagascar where it occurs in the basins of the Mananjeba, Mahavavy du Nord, Ifasy, Manehoko and Ampandra rivers in the north west of the island. The specific name of this fish honours the Malagasy conservationist Patricia Yazgi (1946-2006), who ran the charity Friends of Fishes and who supported efforts to document and conserve the freshwater fish fauna of Madagascar. This species appears to feed mainly the adults and nymphs of terrestrial insects and on the larvae of aquatic insects and its most important predators are fish-eating birds and dragonfly nymphs. It may, however, be threatened by introduced alien fishes in some areas.
