Aplocheilus werneri (Werner's killifish) 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.[1] The specific name honours the fish importer Andreas Werner who imported this species into Germany for the first time in 1964.[2]
| Aplocheilus werneri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Aplocheilus |
| Species: | A. werneri
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| Binomial name | |
| Aplocheilus werneri Meinken, 1966
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aplocheilus werneri". FishBase. August 2012 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2019). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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