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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Dwarf panchax

Aplocheilus parvus Sundara Raj, 1916
Max Length
6.3 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
4 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabits sheltered fresh and brackish water tanks, small streams and rivulets overgrown with vegetation . Valuable for mosquito control . Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium .

Scientific Name
Aplocheilus parvus
Authority
Sundara Raj, 1916
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
6.3 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Water Temp
22–25 °C

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Dwarf panchax is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Dwarf panchax is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2; non-migratory. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater 🌿 Brackish
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.5±0.45

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
6.3cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Temperature Range
22–25°C
pH Range
6.5–7.2

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Sundara Raj, 1916

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