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Aplocheilus dayiAplocheilus dayi (Day's panchax; Day's killifish; Ceylon panchax; Ceylon killifish)
Synonyms: Aplocheilus dayi dayi; Haplochilus dayi; Panchax lineatus dayi
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The Ceylon killifish (Aplocheilus dayi) is a species of killifish endemic to Sri Lanka. This species grows to a length of 9 cm (3.5 in). Males and females have a black dot at the rear end of the base of the dorsal fin. The females lay 50–150 eggs. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via
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