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Pachypanchax arnoulti Loiselle, 2006 |
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photo by
Loiselle, P.V. |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae (Killifishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.88 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Madagascar (Ref. 57724). | |||
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| Biology: | Found in wide range of habitats: swamp whose water is clear, tannin stained, acidic, soft and deficient in dissolved substances; small creek whose water is clear, colorless, with a neutral pH, moderate hardness and deficient in dissolved substances. Feeds on terrestrial and aquatic insects and preyed upon mostly by fish-eating birds and dragonfly nymphs (Ref. 57724). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 15 June 2016 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||