Pachypanchax arnoulti is a species of aplocheilid killifish[2] endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is rivers and lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss and invasive species.[3][1] The specific name of this fish honours the French ichthyologist and herpetologist Jacques Arnoult (1914-1995) in recognition of his contributions to the knowledge of Madagascar's fish fauna.[4] It was described by Paul V. Loiselle in 2006 with the type locality given as "Swamp draining into tributary stream of Ikopa River, flowing parallel to RN-4 at Antanimbray village, 17°10'79"S, 46°50'97"E, Betsiboka River drainage, Madagascar, elevation 246 meters".[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Pachypanchax |
| Species: | P. arnoulti
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| Pachypanchax arnoulti Loiselle, 2006
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References
edit- ^ a b Sparks, J.S.; Loiselle, P.V. (2016). "Pachypanchax arnoulti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T44484A58307322. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T44484A58307322.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Loiselle, P. 2006. A review of the Malagasy Pachypanchax (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 1366: 1–44 (2006)
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pachypanchax arnoulti". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pachypanchax arnoulti". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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