Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Tsiribihina'

Description

Family Aplocheilidae

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 .The family Aplocheilidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cyprinodontiformes. It contains 15 genera and 310 species. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Secondary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are mixed. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. This family may be found from 30° n to 25° s and 17° w to 120° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, haploos = single + Greek, chele = claw

Habitat

Ecology:
List of Habitats :5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Actinopterygii () - Huxley, 1880 - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Superorder: Acanthopterygii ()
        Order: Cyprinodontiformes () - Berg, 1940
        Family: Aplocheilidae () - Bleeker, 1860 - Killifishes
        Genus: Pachypanchax ()
        Specific name: sp. nov. 'Tsiribihina'
        Scientific name: - Pachypanchax sp. nov. 'Tsiribihina'