Description

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Common Names

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Charbeki , Assamese , India

Kanpona , Assamese , India

Khanpona , Assamese , India

Bale ulu timah , Bahasa Indonesia , Indonesia

Kepala timah , Bahasa Indonesia , Indonesia

Siburinsak , Batak Toba , Indonesia

Simanjo , Batak Toba , Indonesia

Bechi , Bengali , Bangladesh

Charbeki , Bengali , India

Dhenochune , Bengali , India

Kanpona , Bengali , Bangladesh

Pach chok , Bengali , Bangladesh

Panchoke , Bengali , India

Pangchax , Bengali , India

Techoukka , Bengali , Bangladesh

Trichoke , Bengali , India

বেচি , Bengali , Bangladesh

Blå panchax , Danish , Denmark

Blue eye , English , Sri Lanka

Blue panchax , English , India

Blue panchax , English , USA

Blue panchax , English , Global

Estuarine ricefish , English , India

Java medaka , English , USA

Killie , English , Philippines

Lead-head , English , USA

Panchax minnow , English , India

Silver-head , English , USA

Spotted medaka , English , USA

Spotted ricefish , English , USA

White spot , English , Malaysia

Sinisukkulakala , Finnish , Finland

Sinivaanija , Finnish , Finland

Täplämedaka , Finnish , Finland

Gefleckter Reiskärpfling , German , Germany

Gemeiner Hechtling , German , Germany

Javakärpfling , German , Germany

Panchax , German , Germany

Schwarzfleckiger Reiskärpfling , German , Germany

Dindiya , Gujarati , India

Dendula , Hindi , India

Jhingra , Hindi , India

Lal , Hindi , India

Bekatul , Javanese , Indonesia

Gatul , Javanese , Indonesia

Katul , Javanese , Indonesia

Kemprit , Javanese , Indonesia

Pernet , Javanese , Indonesia

Wader , Javanese , Indonesia

Kudabaddu , Kannada , India

Kudian , Kannada , India

Saslu , Kannada , India

Trey changwa ronoung , Khmer , Cambodia

Juku ulu tumbera , Makassarese (Makassar) , Indonesia

Kepala timah , Malay , Malaysia

Kepala timah , Malay , Indonesia

Lalat , Malay , Indonesia

Mata lalat , Malay , Malaysia

Manathakannan , Malayalam , India

Poochhutti , Malayalam , India

പൂഞ്ഞാന് , Malayalam , India

lnchamas , Maldivian , India

蓝鰕鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

藍鰕鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑点青鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑点鰕鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑點青鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

黑點鰕鮰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pikoo , Marathi , India

Tikuli , Nepali , Nepal

ितकुली , Nepali , India

Chotodah , Not specified (Andamanese) , India

Borruguddi , Oriya , India

Gunjar , Oriya , India

Kanakuri , Oriya , India

Szczupienczyk niebieski , Polish , Poland

Jhingra , Punjabi , India

Lal , Punjabi , India

Hande titteya , Sinhalese , Sri Lanka

Nätkilli , Swedish , Sweden

Munda kanni , Tamil , India

Mundakanni , Tamil , India

முண்டக் கண்ணி , Tamil , India

Chukku-chepa , Telugu , India

Ilisha , Telugu , India

Panchax , Thai , Thailand

Pla hua ngen , Thai , Thailand

Pla hua ngon , Thai , Thailand

Pla hua ta kua , Thai , Thailand

ปลาหัวงอน , Thai , Thailand

ปลาหัวตะกั่ว , Thai , Thailand

ปลาหัวเงิน , Thai , Thailand

Cá bac dâu , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

Cá Bạc đầu , Vietnamese , Viet Nam

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Aplocheilidae

Genus: Aplocheilus

Species: Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Indo-Malaysian archipelago. Reported from Nepal (Ref. 9496) Cambodia, Viet Nam (Ref. 27139) and Sri Lanka (Ref. 6028).

Biology

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Occurs in lowland wetlands to estuaries and peats (Ref. 57235). Found in ponds and ditches (Ref. 4835) canals (Ref. 1479), reservoirs and mangrove creeks (Ref. 13061). Prefers clear water in areas with dense growth of rooted or floating macrophytes (Ref. 12693). Sometimes occurring in hypersaline waters. Feeds mainly on insects (Ref. 13061). Utilized for mosquito control. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Rarely caught by commercial fishermen and not seen in markets (Ref. 12693). Popular aquarium fish (Ref. 57235).

Habitat

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brackish