Aplocheilus

{{Automatic taxobox

| image =Aplo male.jpg

| image_upright = 1.15

| image_caption = Striped panchax (A. lineatus) of the golden variant

| taxon = Aplocheilus

| authority = McClelland, 1839

| type_species = Aplocheilus panchax

| type_species_authority = Hamilton, 1822

| synonyms =

Aplochelus McClelland, 1839 (Misspelling by McClelland)
Haplochilus Agassiz, 1846 (Unjustified emendation)
Odontopsis van Hasselt, 1823
Panchax Valenciennes, 1846

}}

Aplocheilus is a genus of killifish in the family Aplocheilidae. Their native range is in South and Southeast Asia, from India to Vietnam and Malaysia, and from Nepal to Sri Lanka. Several species, especially the striped panchax, A. lineatus, are important aquarium fishes.

Etymology

The name Aplocheilus is composed of the Greek words {{Transliteration|el|aploe}} meaning "simplicity", and {{Transliteration|el|cheilos}} meaning "lip".

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:{{FishBase genus | genus = Aplocheilus| month = December| year = 2013}}

Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906){{cite journal | author1 = Katwate, U. | author2 = Kumkar, P. | author3 = Britz, R. | author4 = Raghavan, R. | author5 = Dahanukar, N. | year =2018 | title = The identity of Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906) (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes), an endemic Killifish from the Andaman Islands, with notes on Odontopsis armata van Hasselt. | journal = Zootaxa | volume = 4382 | issue = 1 | pages = 159–174 | doi = 10.11646/zootaxa.4382.1.6| pmid = 29689942 }}
Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt, 1823) (Whitespot)
Aplocheilus blockii J. P. Arnold, 1911 (green panchax)
Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner, 1892 (Ceylon killifish)
Aplocheilus kirchmayeri Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1986
Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846) (striped panchax)
Aplocheilus panchax (F. Hamilton, 1822) (blue panchax)
Aplocheilus parvus (Sundara Raj, 1916) (dwarf panchax)
Aplocheilus werneri Meinken, 1966 (Werner's killifish)

References

Category:Aplocheilidae

Category:Freshwater fish genera

Category:Taxa named by John McClelland (doctor)