Common Name: Ceylon Killifish
Scientific Name: Aplochelius dayi
Animal Family: Cobitidae
Population: Near Threatened
Description: Grows to length of 9 cm . Both males and females have a black dot at the rear end of the dorsal fin. The back of the body is striped like a zebra. A horizontal bar of border is placed above the anal fine. Males have irregular black spots on their bodies and females lay 50 - 150 eggs. The eggs are large and have a hard shell. After 12 -14 days the young hatch.
Habitat: in freshwater
Food: Small insects and fish fry
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