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💧 Freshwater Vulnerable 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Pachypanchax Arnoulti

Pachypanchax arnoulti Loiselle, 2006
Max Length
5.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

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 .

Scientific Name
Pachypanchax arnoulti
Authority
Loiselle, 2006
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
VU
Max Length
5.9 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

colorless, with a neutral pH, moderate hardness and deficient in dissolved substances.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Pachypanchax Arnoulti is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
Food Items

terrestrial and aquatic insects and preyed upon mostly by fish-eating birds and dragonfly nymphs (Re

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
5.9cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Vulnerable
Assessment Date
2016

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Loiselle, 2006

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