Family Aplocheilidae - Killifishes
Order : Cyprinodontiformes Aplocheilidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 3 | Species : 14 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
Division : Secondary freshwater
Aquarium : many
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Africa, southern Asia, southern North America to South America. Small space between pelvic fin bases. Metapterygoid present. Basibranchials 3. First two dorsal radials each with a ray. One species, Rivulus marmoratus, is a true hermaphrodite (self-fertilizing). Two species with internal fertilization; one species with gonopodium. Egg-laying. Some species are annuals.
Etymology : Greek, haploos = single + Greek, chele = claw ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : mixed
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Ovalentaria | | Cichlomorphae | Cyprinodontiformes | Aplocheiloidei | | Aplocheilidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Aplocheilidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Esox panchax Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
Haplochilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Panchax panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
! Aplocheilus panchaz (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
! Aplocheitus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
! Haplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Odontopsis armata van Hasselt, 1823
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus chrysostigmus McClelland, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Panchax buchanani Valenciennes, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus buchanani (Valenciennes, 1846)
synonymjuniornew
Panchax kuhlii Valenciennes, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Homalopsis javanica Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus javanica (Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
! Haplochilus andamanicus Köhler, 1906
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus lutescens Köhler, 1906
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus mattei Köhler, 1906
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus carnaticus (non Jerdon, 1849)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Oryzias carnaticus (non Jerdon, 1849)
misappliedmisappliednew
Aplocheilus argenteus (non Day, 1868)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
acceptedseniornew
Aplocheilus lineolatus (Freund, 1913)
ambiguousquestionablenew
Panchax lineatum Valenciennes, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
! Aplochilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
synonymseniornew
! Haplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
synonymseniornew
! Haplochilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
synonymseniornew
! Panchax lineatus Valenciennes, 1846
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus affinis Jerdon, 1849
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Haplochilus rubropictus Stansch, 1910
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus rubrostigma (non Jerdon, 1849)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Haplochilus rubrostigma (non Jerdon, 1849)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Panchax rubrostigma (non Jerdon, 1849)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner, 1892
acceptedseniororiginal
! Haplochilus dayi Steindachner, 1892
synonymseniororiginal
Aplocheilus dayi dayi Steindachner, 1892
synonymseniorchange in rank
Panchax lineatus dayi (Steindachner, 1892)
synonymseniornew
Panchax lineatus (non Valenciennes, 1846)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Aplocheilus dayi werneri (non Meinken, 1966)
misappliedmisappliedchange in rank
Aplocheilus blockii Arnold, 1911
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
! Aplocheilus blochii Arnold, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
! Aplocheilus blocki Arnold, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
! Panchax panchax blochii (Arnold, 1911)
synonymseniornew
Aplocheilus parvus (Sundara Raj, 1916)
acceptedseniornew
Panchax parvus Sundara Raj, 1916
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus madrensis (Schermer, 1924)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Aplocheilus panchax (non Hamilton, 1822)
misappliedmisappliednew
Esox panchax (non Hamilton, 1822)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Aplocheilus blockii (non Arnold, 1911)
misappliedmisappliedchange in rank
Aplochielus blochii (non Arnold, 1911)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Panchax panchax blochii (non Arnold, 1911)
misappliedmisappliednew
Aplocheilus werneri Meinken, 1966
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Aplocheilus kirchmayeri Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1986
acceptedseniororiginal
Pachypanchax playfairii (Günther, 1866)
acceptedseniornew
Haplochilus playfairii Günther, 1866
synonymseniororiginal
Panchax playfairii (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
! Pachypanchax playfairi (Günther, 1866)
synonymseniornew
Pachypanchax omalonotus (Duméril, 1861)
acceptedseniornew
Poecilia omalonota Duméril, 1861
synonymseniororiginal
Aplocheilus omalonotus (Duméril, 1861)
synonymseniornew
! Aplocheilus homalonotus (Duméril, 1861)
synonymseniornew
! Epiplatys homalonotus (Duméril, 1861)
synonymseniornew
! Haplochilus homalonotus (Duméril, 1861)
synonymseniornew
! Pachypanchax homalonotus (Duméril, 1861)
synonymseniornew
! Pachypanchax homolonotus (Duméril, 1861)
synonymseniornew
! Pachypanchax omalonota (Duméril, 1861)
synonymseniornew
! Panchax homalonotus (Duméril, 1861)
synonymseniornew
Poecilia nuchimaculata Guichenot, 1866
synonymjuniororiginal
Haplochilus nuchimaculatus (Guichenot, 1866)
synonymjuniornew
Pachypanchax nuchimaculatus (Guichenot, 1866)
synonymjuniornew
Panchax nuchimaculatus (Guichenot, 1866)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniornew
Panchax sakaramyi Holly, 1928
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniornew
Pachypanchax arnoulti Loiselle, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Pachypanchax patriciae Loiselle, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Pachypanchax varatraza Loiselle, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
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