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Malabar killi

Aplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846)

Status not recordedbony fish

The malabar killi (Aplocheilus lineatus) is a species in the family Aplocheilidae, order Cyprinodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the malabar killi

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the malabar killi live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the malabar killi as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Mexico
  2. Singapore

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the malabar killi endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the malabar killi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCyprinodontiformes
  5. familyAplocheilidae
  6. genusAplocheilus
  7. SpeciesAplocheilus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1846)

Synonyms Aplocheilus affinis, Aplocheilus lineolatus, Aplocheilus rubropictus, Aplocheilus vittatus, Aplochilus lineatus, Haplocheilus lineatus, Haplochilus lineatus, Haplochilus rubropictus, Panchax lineatum, Panchax lineatus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Golden wonder killifishEnglish
  • Golden WonderfishEnglish
  • Malabar killieEnglish
  • Sparkling panchaxEnglish
  • Striped AplocheilusEnglish
  • Striped panchaxEnglish
  • 線紋鰕鮰Chinese
  • Stribet panchaxDanish
  • StreifenhechtlingGerman
  • Vöödiline haugfundulusEstonian
  • JuovavaanijaFinnish
  • DindiyaGujarati
  • KudianKannada
  • ചൂട്ടന്Malayalam
  • PikooMarathi
  • Szczupienczyk pregowanyPolish
  • Panchax-listradoPortuguese
  • Полосатая щучкаRussian
  • LinjetandkarpSwedish
  • ManankanniTamil
  • ปลาหัวตะกั่วทองคำThai
  • 线纹鰕鮰Chinese
  • JuovasukkulakalaFinnish
  • MoogumalliKannada
  • മാനത്തുകണ്ണിMalayalam
  • മാനത്ത് കണ്ണിMalayalam
  • വരയന് പൂഞ്ഞാന്Malayalam
  • ChoottanMalayalam
  • ManattukanniMalayalam
  • Varayan poonjanMalayalam
  • PoochatieMarathi
  • முண்டக் கண்ணிTamil
  • MundakanniTamil
  • Vanampartha meenTamil

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the malabar killi

Other species in the same genus Aplocheilus.

Blue panchax

Aplocheilus panchax

AplocheilidaeNo free photo yet

CompareMalabar killi vs Blue panchaxMalabar killi vs Green panchaxMalabar killi vs Aplocheilus kirchmayeriMalabar killi vs Dwarf panchax

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the malabar killi an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the malabar killi as introduced in 2 countries: Mexico and Singapore, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the malabar killi?

The malabar killi (Aplocheilus lineatus) belongs to the family Aplocheilidae in the order Cyprinodontiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Malabar killi (Aplocheilus lineatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/malabar-killi

MLA

“Malabar killi (Aplocheilus lineatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/malabar-killi.

BibTeX
@misc{malabar_killi_2026,
  title = {Malabar killi (Aplocheilus lineatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/malabar-killi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}