{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Chaudhry, S. |author2=Chakrabarty, P. |date=2018 |title=''Aplocheilus panchax'' |volume=2018 |article-number=e.T166477A1134077 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T166477A1134077.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> | image = Aplocheilus panchax.jpg | image2 = Whitespot(Aplocheilus_panchax).jpg | taxon = Aplocheilus panchax | authority = F. Hamilton, 1822 }}

The '''blue panchax''' or '''whitespot''' ('''''Aplocheilus panchax''''') is a common freshwater fish found in a large variety of habitats due to its high adaptability. This species is native to southern Asia from Pakistan, India , Malaysia to Indonesia.<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Aplocheilus|species= panchax| month = August | year = 2012}}</ref><ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> It has been discovered in two hot springs in Singapore. The species also commonly spotted in Johor Bahru rivers and estuaries.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/fishes/whitespot.htm | title=Whitespot - Aplocheilus panchax}}</ref> Identified by a white-coloured spot on its head, the species can reach up to 9&nbsp;cm (3.5&nbsp;in) in length; it tends to keep to the surface of the water, and controls the mosquito population by feeding on their larvae.<ref>[http://en.bdfish.org/2010/04/aplocheilus-panchax/ ''Aplocheilus panchax''].BdFISH</ref>

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Blue panchax Category:Fish of Bangladesh Category:Fish of Singapore Category:Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton Category:Fish described in 1822 Category:Freshwater fish of Indonesia Category:Freshwater fish of Pakistan Category:Freshwater fish of India Category:Freshwater fish of Malaysia Category:Fish of Myanmar

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