Aplocheilidae

Golden panchax

Pachypanchax playfairii

Roughed scale edges flared during courtship in Seychelles

• Yellow
• Tropical
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Africa
• Small
• Tropical fish

Pachypanchax playfairii, the golden panchax, is a species of Aplocheilid killifish, the only species of freshwater fish endemic to the Seychelles, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean, east of Tanzania. It is the only member of its genus found outside of Madagascar. Within the Seychelles it is found only on the granitic islands.