Aplocheilus blockii

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Dahanukar, N. |author2=Raghavan, R. |date=2011 |title=Aplocheilus blockii |volume=2011 |page=e.T172395A6883227 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172395A6883227.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Aplocheilus blockii

| authority = Arnold, 1911

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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.{{Fishbase|Aplocheilus|blocki|month=April|year=2019}} It frequently inhabits coastal habitats that either contain brackish water or fresh water.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/aplocheilus-blockii/|title=Aplocheilus blockii – Green Panchax (Haplochilus panchax blockii, Aplocheilus blochii)|website=Seriously Fish|access-date=2019-02-08}} It feeds on larvae, insects, and fish fry.{{Cite web|url=https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/226608|title=Aplocheilus blockii Arnold, 1911|website=India Biodiversity Portal|access-date=2019-02-08}}

Name

This species was described by the German aquarist {{ill|Johann Paul Arnold|de}} in 1911 with a type locality given as Cochim, India.{{Cof record|spid=64159|title=blockii, Haplochilus panchax|access-date=25 August 2019}} The specific name honours a Captain Block who was responsible for importing this fish into Germany.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cyprinodontiformes1/ | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 31 May 2019 | title= Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE | accessdate = 25 August 2019 | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara}}

References

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Category:Fish of India

Category:Fish of Sri Lanka

Category:Fish of Pakistan

Category:Fish described in 1911