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Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner, 1892

Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cyprinodontiformes

Family: Aplocheilidae

Genus: Aplocheilus

Species: Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner, 1892

Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Asia: endemic to Sri Lanka. Reported from India and Malay Peninsula (Ref. 4833).

    • Biology

    Usually inhabits shallow, heavily shaded forest streams with a silt substrate. Also occurs in brackish mangrove swamps, often together with Aplocheilus parvus. Feeds on small insects, insect larvae and fish fry. Cultivated as a larvicidal fish (Ref. 4833). 10 cm max TL (Ref. 6028).Not a seasonal killifish. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139).

    Habitat

    brackish