Animalia > Chordata > Cyprinodontiformes > Aplocheilidae > Aplocheilus > Aplocheilus werneri

Aplocheilus werneri (Werner's killifish)

Synonyms: Aplocheilus dayi werneri
Language: Mandarin Chinese; Sinhalese

Wikipedia Abstract

The Werner's killifish (Aplocheilus werneri) is a species of killifish endemic to Sri Lanka. This species grows to a length of 7 cm (2.8 in). Its natural habitats are small, shallow, slow-flowing, heavily shaded streams and rivulets with a silt or clay substrate. They are largely use as an aquarium fish.
View Wikipedia Record: Aplocheilus werneri

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Aplocheilus werneri

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0