Whitespot
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{{otheruses|White spot (disambiguation)}}
{{Taxobox
| name = Whitespot
| image =
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| ordo = [[Cyprinodontiformes]]
| familia = [[Aplocheilidae]]
| genus = ''[[Aplocheilus]]''
| species = '''''A. panchax'''''
| binomial = ''Aplocheilus panchax''
| binomial_authority = [[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|Hamilton]], [[1822]]
}}
The '''whitespot''' or '''blue panchax''', ''Aplocheilus panchax'', is a common freshwater fish found in a large variety of habitats due to its high adaptability. A native fish of [[Southeast Asia]], it has even been discovered in two hot springs in [[Singapore]].
Identified by a white-coloured spot on its head which gave it its name, the 8 cm long species tends to keep to the surface of the water, and is useful in controlling the mosquito population by feeding on its larvae.
{{Cyprinodontiformes-stub}}
{{Singapore-stub}}
[[Category:Fauna of Southeast Asia]]
[[Category:Aplocheilidae]]
[[Category:Fauna of Singapore]]
[[fi:Sinivaanija]]