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Day's killifish

Aplocheilus dayi Steindachner, 1892

Status not recordedbony fish

The day's killifish (Aplocheilus dayi) is a species in the family Aplocheilidae, order Cyprinodontiformes.

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Quick facts about the day's killifish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the day's killifish live?

Not recorded

Is the day's killifish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the day's killifish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCyprinodontiformes
  5. familyAplocheilidae
  6. genusAplocheilus
  7. SpeciesAplocheilus dayi Steindachner, 1892

Synonyms Aplocheilus dayi dayi, Haplochilus dayi, Panchax lineatus dayi

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Ceylon killifishEnglish
  • Striped topminnowEnglish
  • štikovec cejlonskýCzech
  • Ceylon-killiDanish
  • Светлоглазка ДэяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the day's killifish

Other species in the same genus Aplocheilus.

Blue panchax

Aplocheilus panchax

AplocheilidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the day's killifish?

The day's killifish (Aplocheilus dayi) belongs to the family Aplocheilidae in the order Cyprinodontiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Day's killifish (Aplocheilus dayi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/days-killifish

MLA

“Day's killifish (Aplocheilus dayi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/days-killifish.

BibTeX
@misc{days_killifish_2026,
  title = {Day's killifish (Aplocheilus dayi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/days-killifish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}