PANCHAX

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

panchax (plural panchaxes)

Any of various tropical fish in the cyprinodontiform families Aplocheilidae and Nothobranchiidae which were formerly classified in the genus Panchax.

Hyponyms

• banded panchax (Epiplatys annulatus)

• blue panchax (Aplocheilus panchax)

• lyretail panchax (Aphyosemion australe)

• striped panchax (Aplocheilus lineatus)

Source: Wiktionary



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