P killifish
The "P" killifish

Species List

Rivulus (Cynodonichthys) pacificus

Rivulus pacificus



Aphyosemion pamaense
aff

Aphyosemion pamaense


Aplocheilus panchax  panchax
aqstr -  Aquarium strain biotope
locations -  CI -

Aplocheilus panchax panchax


Aplocheilus parvus

Aplocheilus parvus


Aphyosemion pascheni
ABK_07-167 -
Bidou -

Aphyosemion pascheni


Nothobranchius (Adin.) patrizii
K_96-23 -

Nothobranchius patrizii


Austrolebias paucisquama
Sao_Sepe_DN_08-09 -

Austrolebias paucisquama


Rivulus (Melanorivulus) paracatuensis

Rivulus paracatuensis


Simpsonichthys picturatus
Ibotirama -
Volta_des_Pedras -

Simpsonichthys picturatus



Laciris pelagica

Laciris pelagica


Moema pepotei
cf -

Moema pepotei


Cynolebias perforatus
Malhada

Cynolebias perforatus


Austrolebias pelotapes

Austrolebias pelootapes



Micropanchax pfaffi

Micropanchax pfaffi


Nematolebias papilliferous
Inoa -

Nematolebias papilliferous


Cubanichthys pengelleyi

Cubanichthys pengelleyi


Cynolebias paraguassuensis

Cynolebias paraguassuensis


Rivulus (Atlantirivulus) paranaguensis

Rivulus paranaguensis

Rivulus (Atlantirivulus) paranaguensis, UFRJ 9794, holotype, male, 43.9 mm SL: Brazil: Paraná: Paranaguá.

Rivulus (Atlantirivulus) paranaguensis, UFRJ 6362, paratype, female, 34.0 mm SL: Brazil: Paraná: Paranaguá.


PGY

Neofundulus paraguayensis


Pterolebias phasianus

Pterolebias phasianus


Epiplatys (Ep.?) phoeniceps


Epiplatys phoeniceps


Nothobranchius pienaari «Kruger National Park»
KNP -
Lower_Limpopo -    MOZ -

Nothobranchius pienaari


Rivulus (Cynodonichthys) pivijay

Rivulus pivijay


Fluviphylax  palikur

Fluviphylax palikur


Pachypanchax playfairii
Zanzibar -  PACH:PLA:Zanzibar population

Pachypanchax playfairii

Before there was a "golden wonder" killifish (the modern version, A. lineatus) there was a "golden Panchax" in older aquarium literature. This fish, the only freshwater fish found in the Seychelles island is found nowhere else. A colony was transplanted to Zanzibar where it endures because it can tolerate freezing to well over 100 degrees F, full marine or fresh water or anything in between. They will eat anything and get along with fish as large or larger than them although some will fight. Paul Loiselle claims they're the meanest fish in the genus, and he should know, nobody has more experience with that genus.

Females can be easily recognized by the dark spot in the dorsal fin. In specimens ready to spawn the scales on the back ruffle up. This phenomenon is unique among all the fish species known so far.

Current thinking is this or something like it is ancestral to nearly all killifish.


Plataplochilus pulcher
GEM_2020-7

Plataplochilus pulcher


Aphyosemion plagitaenium
Epoma -
phenaco -

Aphyosemion plagitaenium


Aphyosemion polli
CI -  Gilima -  Nijilii -
Nsele_River -  Kinkole, RDC Sterba -  Z26-82 -

Aphyosemion polli


"A. polli is one of the very few species with unspotted anal fin (or only few spots at base of fin)" - JVDZ



PLL
Kyembe -
aff -

Nothobranchius polli


Aphyosemion punctulatum

Aphyosemion punctulatum


Anablepsoides parlettei


Anablepsoides parlettei


Fundulus pulvereus

Fundulus pulvereus


Hypsopanchax platysternus

Hypsopanchax platysternus


Procatopus plumosus

Procatopus plumosus


Rivulus punctatus

Rivulus punctatus


Pantanodon podoxis

Pantanodon podoxis


Austrolebias pongondo

Austrolebias pongondo


POW

Fundulopanchax powelli

Probably extinct. No live specimens ever brought back; only a very small number of people have ever seen the fish. They're black in color apparently.


PPO

Poropanchax pepo

"The finding of a Poropanchax species in Lower Congo was unexpected, since the closest known congeneric population is located in northwestern Gabon, some 700 kilometers to the north." - JVDZ.


Pituna poranga


Pituna poranga



Austrolebias periodicus
Las_Cavas

Austrolebias periodicus


Austrolebias prognathus

Austrolebias prognathus



Simpsonichthys parallelus

Simpsonichthys parallelus


Profundulus portillorum

Profundulus portillorum


Profundulus parentiae

Profundulus parentiae


Nothobranchius prognathus
Magole Msowero
Mwumi -  Sokoine_west

Nothobranchius prognathus


Moema peruensis
Iquitos -
CI-2011 -  PCCC_17-2 -

Moema peruensis


Neofundulus parvipinnis


Neofundulus parvipinnis


Rivulus (Melanorivulus) proximus

Rivulus proximus


Rivulus paryagi
SSSV_06-16 -

Rivulus paryagi


Hylopanchax 	 paucisquamatus
Epoma -

Hylopanchax paucisquamatus


Rivulus paryagi
BB_04-11 PEG_94-5
PEG_96-18 TDK_97-17

Aphyosemion passaroi


Aphyosemion pseudoelegans

Aphyosemion pseudoelegans



Pachypanchax patriciae
Ampandra_River
Mananjeba

Pachypanchax patriciae


Spectrolebias piletti

Spectrolebias piletti


Simpsonichthys punctulatus
Goias -

Simpsonichthys punctulatus


PTU

Profundulus punctatus




Garmenella pulchra

Garmenella pulchra


PUM
Kigoma -
Burundi -

Lacustricola pumilus


Aphyosemion (Chromaphyosemion) pusillum

Aphyosemion pusillum


Epiplatys fasciolatus puetzi

Epiplatys fasciolatus puetzi


PVA

Lucania parva


PVI

Fundulus parvapinnis


PXO

Xenurolebias pataxo


Fluviphylax pygmaeus

Fluviphylax pygmaeus


Rivulus (Melanorivulus) polychromus

Rivulus polychromus


Floridichthys polyommus


Floridichthys polyommus


PYP
Bachaquero -
VGV_11-10 -

Rachovia pyropunctata


Aphyosemion pyrophore
FCCO -  GANB -
GHP -  RPC -  new -

Aphyosemion pyrophore

Both blue and yellow forms exists side by side in nature.

There has been some confiusion about the name in the past, explained herein.









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Richard J. Sexton