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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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
|
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]