The "P" killifish

Species List

Rivulus (Cynodonichthys) pacificus

Rivulus pacificus



Aphyosemion pamaense

Aphyosemion pamaense



Aplocheilus panchax  panchax

Aplocheilus panchax panchax



Aplocheilus parvus

Aplocheilus parvus


Aphyosemion pascheni

Aphyosemion pascheni



Nothobranchius (Adin.) patrizii

Nothobranchius patrizii



Austrolebias paucisquama

Austrolebias paucisquama



Rivulus (Melanorivulus) paracatuensis

Rivulus paracatuensis


Simpsonichthys picturatus

Simpsonichthys picturatus




Laciris pelagica

Laciris pelagica


Moema pepotei

Moema pepotei



Cynolebias perforatus

Cynolebias perforatus



Austrolebias pelotapes

Austrolebias pelootapes



Micropanchax pfaffi

Micropanchax pfaffi


Nematolebias papilliferous

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»

Nothobranchius pienaari



Rivulus (Cynodonichthys) pivijay

Rivulus pivijay


Fluviphylax  palikur

Fluviphylax palikur


Pachypanchax playfairii

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

Plataplochilus pulcher



Aphyosemion plagitaenium

Aphyosemion plagitaenium



Aphyosemion polli

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

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

Austrolebias periodicus



Austrolebias prognathus

Austrolebias prognathus



Simpsonichthys parallelus

Simpsonichthys parallelus



Profundulus portillorum

Profundulus portillorum


Profundulus parentiae

Profundulus parentiae


Nothobranchius prognathus

Nothobranchius prognathus



Moema peruensis

Moema peruensis



Neofundulus parvipinnis


Neofundulus parvipinnis


Rivulus (Melanorivulus) proximus

Rivulus proximus


Rivulus paryagi

Rivulus paryagi



Hylopanchax 	 paucisquamatus

Hylopanchax paucisquamatus



Rivulus paryagi

Aphyosemion passaroi



Aphyosemion pseudoelegans

Aphyosemion pseudoelegans



Pachypanchax patriciae

Pachypanchax patriciae



Spectrolebias piletti

Spectrolebias piletti



Simpsonichthys punctulatus

Simpsonichthys punctulatus



PTU

Profundulus punctatus





Garmenella pulchra

Garmenella pulchra



PUM

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

Rachovia pyropunctata



Aphyosemion pyrophore

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.


PYS
Lacustricola pygmeus