The blue panchax or whitespot (''Aplocheilus panchax'') is a common freshwater fish found in a large variety of

habitat In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ...

s due to its high adaptability. This

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is native to southern Asia from

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. It has been discovered in two hot springs in

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

. Identified by a white-coloured spot on its head, the species can reach up to 9 cm (3.5 in) in length; it tends to keep to the surface of the water, and controls the mosquito population by feeding on their larvae.''Aplocheilus panchax''

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