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pan·chax

P0038200 (păn′chăks′)n. Any of several small, brightly colored killifishes of the genus Aplocheilus and related genera chiefly of Africa and Asia, often kept in home aquariums.
[New Latin, former genus name.]

panchax

(ˈpænˌtʃæks) n (Animals) any of several brightly coloured tropical Asian cyprinodont fishes of the genus Aplocheilus, such as A. panchax (blue panchax)[C19: from New Latin (former generic name), of obscure origin]