Pachypanchax

(Pachypanchax sparksorum)

Description

Pachypanchax sparksorum is a species of Aplocheilid killifish endemic to Madagascar where it is found in the Anjingo River and streams feeding into the Ankofia River.Its natural habitat is rivers.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Cyprinodontiformes

Family:Aplocheilidae

Genus:Pachypanchax

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