Aplocheilus werneri

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Aplocheilidae
Genus:	Aplocheilus
Species:	A. werneri
Binomial name
Aplocheilus werneri Meinken, 1966