Aplocheilus dayi

Aplocheilus dayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aplocheilidae
Genus: Aplocheilus
Species: A. day
Binomial name
Aplocheilus dayi
Steindachner, 1892

Aplocheilus dayi is a species of killifish. The species is a good size, but it gets attacked by other killifish that are smaller. Males and females have a black dot at the rear end of the base of the dorsal fin. The females lay 50-150 eggs.[1]

References

  1. ^ McInerny, Derek; Geoffry Gerard (1989). All About Tropical Fish Fourth Edition. Great Britain: Harrap Limited. pp. 286. ISBN 0-8160-2168-6.