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Species that contain: Aplocheilus and panchax [ 20 ] records

andamanicus, Haplochilus Köhler [W.] (ex Day) 1906:388 [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 17 (no. 39); ref. 25871] Andamanen [Andamans / Andaman Islands, India]. Lectotype: BMNH 1870.5.18.34-36 [largest specimen]. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1870.5.18.34-36 (2), BMNH 1889.2.1.2017-2110 (4). Based on Day 1878:523 [ref. 4887], mentioned under Haplochilus panchax, 'in those from the Andamans up to 11 (dorsal rays)'. Sometimes considered a nomen nudum, as the name was reported somewhat hypothetical. Kottelat (2013:299) regards the name as available. Lectotype selected by Katwate et al. 2018:167 [ref. 35809]. •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711]). •Valid with question as Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler 1906) -- (Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler 1906) -- (Katwate et al. 2018:161 [ref. 35809]). Current status: Valid as Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler 1906). Aplocheilidae. Distribution: South Andaman Island, Andaman and Nicobar Union Territory, India. Habitat: freshwater.

armata, Odontopsis van Hasselt [J. C.] 1823:131 [Algemeene Konst- en Letter-bode voor het Jaar II Deel (no. 35); ref. 5963] Rivers of Bogor, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Also in van Hasselt 1824:375 [ref. 5964]. Regarded as available (see Alfred 1961:85 [ref. 20553], Kottelat 1987:370 [ref. 5962]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Roberts 1993:33 [ref. 21799], Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711], Huber 2006:18 [ref. 28935], Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989]). •Valid as Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823) -- (Katwate et al. 2018:171 [ref. 35809], Ng et al. 2019:537 [ref. 36606], Hasan et al. 2022:6035 [ref. 39888], Jamaluddin et al. 2022:[8] [ref. 39245]). Current status: Valid as Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). Aplocheilidae. Distribution: Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Malaya (Malaysia), Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Habitat: freshwater.

blockii, Haplochilus panchax var. Arnold [J. P.] 1911:672, Fig. 3 [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 8 (no. 46); ref. 22856] Cochin, India. No types known. Type catalog: Fricke 1995:4 [ref. 28100], Fricke 2005:12 [ref. 29864] as no types at SMNS and no neotype designation. Original as var. Blockii. •Valid as Aplocheilus blockii Arnold 1911 -- (Radda 1974:2, 6 [ref. 30318], Parenti 1981:471 [ref. 7066] as blochi, Talwar & Jhingran 1991:750 [ref. 20764] as blocki, Indra 1993:187 [ref. 24009], Rema Devi & Ilango 1993:247 [ref. 24017], Indra 1994:419 [ref. 24015] as blochii, Rema Devi et al. 1996:139 [ref. 24021], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Rema Devi et al. 1999:160 [ref. 24758] as blochi, Menon 1999:267 [ref. 24904], Lazara 2001:49 [ref. 25711], Mirza 2003:22 [ref. 27265], Katwate et al. 2018:170 [ref. 35809], Çiçek et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40326]). Current status: Valid as Aplocheilus blockii Arnold 1911. Aplocheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: southern India and Sri Lanka. Introduced in Afghanistan. Habitat: freshwater.

buchanani, Panchax Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:383 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Bengal, India. No type known. •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:269 [ref. 24904], Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711], Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

chrysostigmus, Aplocheilus McClelland [J.] 1839:301, 426, Pl. 42 (fig. 2) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Sunderbuns and ponds about Calcutta, India. No types known. •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:269 [ref. 24904], Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711], Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dayi, Haplochilus (Panchax) Steindachner [F.] 1892:376 [20] [131], Pl. 1 (figs. 2-2a) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 59 (1. Abth.); ref. 14517] Sri Lanka, India and Malay Peninsula. Syntypes: NMW 62004 (18), 81377 (14). On p. 20 of separate; on p. 131 of abstract. •Valid as Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner 1892 -- (Radda 1974:4, 7 [ref. 30318], Parenti 1981:471 [ref. 7066], Pethiyagoda 1991:181 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:751 [ref. 20764], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:50 [ref. 25711], Katwate et al. 2018:170 [ref. 35809]). Current status: Valid as Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner 1892. Aplocheilidae. Distribution: Sri Lanka, India and Malay Peninsula. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

dorsomarginatus, Aplocheilus panchax Klausewitz [W.] 1957:196, Fig. 2, Pl. 17 (fig. 2) [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 38 (nos 3/4); ref. 12152] South peninsula, Patalung District, Thailand. Holotype: SMF 3936. Paratypes: SMF 4140-41 (2). •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822), but a valid subspecies -- (Radda 1974:5 [ref. 30318]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711], Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

kuhlii, Panchax Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:384 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. No types known. Type information: Roberts 1993:33 [ref. 21799]. •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Roberts 1993:33 [ref. 21799], Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711], Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lineatum, Panchax Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846:381, Pl. 546 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18; ref. 1011] Mumbai, India. Syntypes: MHNH A.4250 (3), A.4307 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:18 [ref. 19576]. •Valid as Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Radda 1974:2, 6 [ref. 30318], Parenti 1981:471 [ref. 7066], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:751 [ref. 20764], Indra 1993:187 [ref. 24009], Rema Devi 1993:207 [ref. 24010], Rema Devi & Ilango 1993:248 [ref. 24017], Rema Devi et al. 1996:139 [ref. 24021], Zacharias et al. 1996:41 [ref. 25526], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Murphy & Collier 1997:797 [ref. 25585], Menon 1999:268 [ref. 24904], Fuller et al. 1999:289 [ref. 25838], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Lazara 2001:50 [ref. 25711], Arunachalam et al. 2001:129 [ref. 25692], Raju Thomas et al. 2002:50 [ref. 26359], Yadav 2003:22 [ref. 27711], Mundy 2005:292 [ref. 28379], Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989], Arunkumar & Manimekalan 2018:1739 [ref. 36172], Katwate et al. 2018:170 [ref. 35809], Chan et al. 2023:148 [ref. 40365]). Current status: Valid as Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes 1846). Aplocheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: India and Sri Lanka. Introduced in Singapore and Hong Kong (China). Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

lutescens, Haplochilus panchax var. Köhler [W.] 1906:389, Fig. [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 17 (no. 39); ref. 25871] New Goa (Panaji, Goa State) and further south, India. No types known. •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822), but a valid subspecies -- (Radda 1974:5 [ref. 30318]).•Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711], Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

madrensis, Haplochilus panchax var. Schermer [E.] 1924:205 [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 21 (no. 9); ref. 25873] Madras, India (aquarium specimen). No types known. •Synonym of Aplocheilus parvus (Sundara Raj 1916) -- (Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711]). Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus parvus (Sundara Raj 1916). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

marginatus, Haplochilus panchax var. Köhler [W.] 1907:17 [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 18 (no. 2); ref. 25872] Sri Lanka [apparently erroneous]. No types known. See also footnote on p. 16 of Köhler 1907 [ref. 25872] for description by Arnold, 1906. Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989] says type locality apparently erroneous. •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822), but a valid subspecies -- (Radda 1974:5 [ref. 30318]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711], Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mattei, Haplochilus panchax var. Köhler [W.] 1906:389, Fig. [Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 17 (no. 39); ref. 25871] Mumbai, Maharashtra State, possibly south to New Goa, Goa State, India. No types known. Original spelling as matteï. •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822), but a valid subspecies -- (Radda 1974:5 [ref. 30318]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711], Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

melanotopterus, Panchax Bleeker [P.] 1849:22 [Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen. v. 23 (no. 12); ref. 16883] Kalimas River, Surabaya, Java, Indonesia. No types known. •Synonym of Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes 1846) -- (Menon 1999:269 [ref. 24904]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711], Kottelat 2013:299 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

melastigmus, Aplocheilus McClelland [J.] 1839:301, 427, Pl. 42 (fig. 3) [Asiatic Researches v. 19 (pt 2); ref. 2923] Calcutta, India. No types known. The original spelling in 3 places was melastigmus in Aplocheilus with the derivation melas (black) and stigma (spot). Oryzias is masculine, so we are unsure of the gender intended by McClelland. •Valid as Oryzias melastigma (McClelland 1839) -- (Uwa & Parenti 1988:159 [ref. 6852], Ataur Rahman 1989:63 [ref. 24860], Pethiyagoda 1991:178 [ref. 20075], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:745 [ref. 20764], Rema Devi 1993:358 [ref. 24007], Rema Devi & Ilango 1993:248 [ref. 24017], Indra 1994:421 [ref. 24015], Rema Devi et al. 1996:140 [ref. 24021], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:157 [ref. 24759], Rema Devi & Raghunathan 1999:172 [ref. 24760], Rema Devi et al. 1999:160 [ref. 24758], Menon 1999:266 [ref. 24904], Ataur Rahman 2003:78 [ref. 31338]). •Not an Oryzias, based mainly or entirely on young of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Roberts 1998:214 [ref. 23471]). •An Oryzias -- (K. Lazara, pers. comm. 9/12/08). •Synonym of Oryzias dancena (Hamilton 1822) with question -- (Kottelat 2013:288 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Oryzias dancena (Hamilton 1822). Adrianichthyidae: Oryziinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

panchax, Esox Hamilton [F.] 1822:211, 380, Pl. 3 (fig. 69) [An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges; ref. 2031] Ditches and ponds of Bengal. No types known. Hamilton's original illustration reproduced by Britz 2019:Pl. 119 [ref. 37532]. •Valid as Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Radda 1974:2, 3 [ref. 30318], Shrestha 1978:40 [ref. 15970], Parenti 1981:471 [ref. 7066], Ataur Rahman 1989:62 [ref. 24860], Talwar & Jhingran 1991:752 [ref. 20764], Sen 1995:582 [ref. 23778], Rainboth 1996:174 [ref. 22772], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Murphy & Collier 1997:797 [ref. 25585], Parenti 1999:2198 [ref. 24784], Menon 1999:269 [ref. 24904], Parenti in Randall & Lim 2000:599 [ref. 25122], Freyhof et al. 2000:96 [ref. 25184], Rafique 2000:326 [ref. 25220], Karmakar 2000:34 [ref. 25662], Allen et al. 2000:158 [ref. 27467], Lazara 2001:50 [ref. 25711], Mirza 2003:22 [ref. 27265], Yadav 2003:22 [ref. 27711], Ataur Rahman 2003:77 [ref. 31338], Tan & Lim 2004:110 [ref. 27716], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Shrestha 2008:205 [ref. 29923], Shibukawa 2009:50 [ref. 30449], Costa 2009:122 [ref. 30421], Ahmed et al. 2013:286 [ref. 32872], Miesen et al. 2016:87 [ref. 34492], Suresh et al. 2018:158 [ref. 36495], Bandjolu et al. 2021:4 [ref. 38801], Taki et al. 2021:322 [ref. 39830], Kosygin et al. 2022:669 [ref. 40736], Shangningam & Kosygin 2022:60 [ref. 39587], Tudu et al. 2022:44 [ref. 40484], Çiçek et al. 2023:46 [ref. 40326], Jamandre 2023:166 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822). Aplocheilidae. Distribution: South Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Introduced in Sulawesi (Indonesia) and the Philippines. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

parvus, Panchax Sundara Raj [B.] 1916:268, Pl. 25 (figs. 2, 8), 26 (fig. 11) [Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 12 (pt. 6) (art. 17); ref. 20749] Madras, India. Holotype: ZSI F9103/1. Paratypes: ZSI F9103/1 (18) Type catalog: Menon & Yazdani 1968:142 [ref. 20743]. •Synonym of Aplocheilus blockii (Arnold 1911) -- (Talwar & Jhingran 1991:750 [ref. 20764] as blocki). •Valid as Aplocheilus parvus (Sundara Raj 1916) -- (Pethiyagoda 1991:184 [ref. 20075], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Menon 1999:269 [ref. 24904], Lazara 2001:52 [ref. 25711], Katwate et al. 2018:170 [ref. 35809]). Current status: Valid as Aplocheilus parvus (Sundara Raj 1916). Aplocheilidae. Distribution: South India and Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rubropunctatus, Aplocheilus panchax Meinken [H.] 1964:143, Fig. [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 17 (no. 5); ref. 2534] Southeastern Thailand. Syntypes: (6). Subjectively invalid; secondarily preoccupied by Haplochilus (Panchax) rubropunctatus Steindachner 1867, replaced by Aplocheilus panchax siamensis Scheel 1968. •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) subspecies siamensis Scheel 1968 -- (Radda 1974:6 [ref. 30318]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.

rubropunctatus, Haplochilus (Panchax) Steindachner [F.] 1867:345 [39] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56 (1. Abth.); ref. 14188] Originally as China and, Sri Lanka [actual is possibly Gabon]. Lectotype: NMW 14488 (50.1 mm S.L.). Paralectotypes: NMW 14488 (1 of 2). On p. 39 of separate. Lectotype selected by Huber 2000:45 [ref. 24475]. •Nomen oblitum, probably an African Epiplatys -- (Wildekamp 1996:114 [ref. 23649]). •Questionably valid as "Aplocheilus" rubropunctatus (Steindachner 1867) -- (Lazara 2001:52 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862 -- (Huber 2000:45 [ref. 24475], Huber 2024:8 [ref. 41036], Huber 2024:19 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

siamensis, Aplocheilus panchax Scheel [J. J.] 1968:398 [Rivulins of the Old World; ref. 7644] Replacement name for Aplocheilus panchax rubropunctatus Meinken 1964, preoccupied by Haplochilus (Panchax) rubropunctatus Steindachner 1867. •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822), but a valid subspecies -- (Radda 1974:5 [ref. 30318], Berkenkamp & Etzel 1987:392 [ref. 32484]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton 1822) -- (Lazara 2001:51 [ref. 25711], Kottelat 2013:300 [ref. 32989]). •Synonym of Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Aplocheilus armatus (van Hasselt 1823). Aplocheilidae. Habitat: freshwater.


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