Striped panchax

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| name = Striped panchax

| image = Aplo male.jpg

| image_caption = Male of the golden variant

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Chaudhry, S. |author2=Dahanukar, N. |date=2011 |title=Aplocheilus lineatus |volume=2011 |page=e.T166434A6208418 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166434A6208418.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Aplocheilus lineatus

| authority = (Valenciennes, 1846)

| synonyms = *Aplocheilus lineolatus (Freund, 1913)

• Panchax lineatum Valenciennes, 1846
• Aplocheilus vittatus Jerdon, 1849
• Aplocheilus affinis Jerdon, 1849
• Haplochilus rubropictus Stansch, 1973
• Aplocheilus rubropictus Stansch, 1973

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The striped panchax (Aplocheilus lineatus) is a species of killifish, of the genus Aplocheilus. An aquarium variant of this species with a more yellowish coloration is known as golden wonder killifish. The striped panchax inhabits fresh and brackish waters of India and Sri Lanka. It is found in streams, rivers, swamps, and paddy fields. In wild it feeds on insect, crustacean, and even small fishes. This fish grows to a length of {{convert|10|cm|in|frac=2|abbr=on}}.{{FishBase|Aplocheilus|lineatus|year=2019|month=April}} Most male A.  lineatus measure around {{convert|7|cm|frac=2}}, but the fish can grow up to {{convert|10|cm|frac=2}} under excellent conditions, especially if brought to the end of its life expectancy, around 6 years.{{cn|date=June 2022}} It possesses a parietal eye which permits it to see prey insects and predators above it on the surface.{{cn|date=June 2022}} A. lineatus can jump very well.{{cn|date=June 2022}}