Panchax melanotopterus is a Junior Synonym of Aplocheilus panchax.

Aplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)

Blue Panchax - Kanpona - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family	:	Aplocheilidae
Genus	:	Aplocheilus
Species	:	Aplocheilus panchax

Common Names:

English	:	Blue Panchax[729] Panchax Minnow[729]
Bangla	:	Kanpona[5] Techoukka[5] Choukkani[5] Char-choka[274] Kanpona[274] Teen chokha[729] Hagadhaluk[729] Naharol[729] Naltiti[729] Dandani[729] Beli[729]

Synonyms:

Esox panchax Hamilton, 1822
Aplocheilus panchax panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
Haplochilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
Panchax panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
Aplocheilus panchaz (Hamilton, 1822)
Aplocheitus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
Haplocheilus panchax (Hamilton, 1822)
Odontopsis armata van Hasselt, 1823
Aplocheilus chrysostigmus McClelland, 1839
Panchax buchanani Valenciennes, 1846
Aplocheilus buchanani (Valenciennes, 1846)
Panchax kuhlii Valenciennes, 1846
Aplocheilus kuhlii (Valenciennes, 1846)
Panchax melanotopterus Bleeker, 1849 Aug
Aplocheilus melanotopterus (Bleeker, 1849 Aug)
Aplocheilus rubrostigma Jerdon, 1849
Homalopsis javanica Kuhl and van Hasselt, 1850
Aplocheilus javanica (Kuhl and van Hasselt, 1850)
Haplochilus andamanicus Köhler, 1906
Aplocheilus andamanicus (Köhler, 1906)
Haplochilus panchax var. lutescens Köhler, 1906
Aplocheilus lutescens (Köhler, 1906)
Aplocheilus panchax lutescens (Köhler, 1906)
Haplochilus panchax var. mattei Köhler, 1906
Aplocheilus mattei (Köhler, 1906)
Aplocheilus panchax mattei (Köhler, 1906)
Haplochilus panchax var. marginatus Köhler, 1907
Aplocheilus marginatus (Köhler, 1907)
Aplocheilus panchax marginatus (Köhler, 1907)
Aplocheilus panchax dorsomarginatus Klausewitz, 1957
Aplocheilus dorsomarginatus (Klausewitz, 1957)
Aplocheilus panchax rubropunctatus Meinken, 1964
Aplocheilus panchax siamensis Scheel, 1968
Aplocheilus carnaticus (Non Jerdon, 1849)
Oryzias carnaticus (Non Jerdon, 1849)
Aplocheilus argenteus (Non Day, 1868)

Maximum Length and Weight:

7 cm (TL) ^[347] 62 mm (TL) ^[5] 9 cm (TL) ^[6] 4 cm (TL) and 10 g ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.2-4.8 : 3.2-3.6 ^[12]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.4-6.2 : 4-4.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.4-3.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.2-1.4 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.5-1.7 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 7-8; P₁. 13-15; P₂. 6; A. 15-16 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii 6; A iii 12-13; P 14; V 6 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B V-VI; D 7-11; A 16; P 15; V 6; C 17; L.ls 31-34 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

Cycloid. Moderate. 30-34 scales on lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [624]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [312]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Indonesia[449] Andaman Island[833] Cambodia[82] India[6] Indonesia[449] Malaysia[834] Myanmar[6] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Philippines[835] Singapore[836] Sri Lanka[90] Thailand[837] East Timor[838]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Passur River, Khulna[752] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Muhuri river, Feni[1165]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Haor, Baor, Canal, Beel ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

First breeding maturity at-
0.33-0.42 for Unsexed in India ^[6]

Breeding Season: (red background)

Jan

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[274]

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

Jan

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Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Cast net, Push net, Push net ^[792]
Set bag net, Cast net, Push net, Push net ^[1657]
Set bag net, Cast net, Push net, Push net ^[1657]
Market price:
No market value ^[792]