Pachypanchax arnoulti

Pachypanchax arnoulti
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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[1] endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers and lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.[2][3]

References

  1. Loiselle, P. 2006. A review of the Malagasy Pachypanchax (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 1366: 1–44 (2006)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pachypanchax arnoulti" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
  3. Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Betsiboka'. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
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