werneri, Aplocheilus Meinken [H.] 1966:76, fig'd [Aquarien Terrarien v. 13 (no. 3); ref. 19860] Sri Lanka. Holotype: ZMB 21564. Paratypes: ZMB 21565 (4). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:156 [ref. 19981]. •Synonym of Aplocheilus dayi (Steindachner 1892), but a valid subspecies -- (Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895]). •Valid as Aplocheilus werneri Meinken 1966 -- (Radda 1974:4, 8 [ref. 30318], Parenti 1981:471 [ref. 7066], Pethiyagoda 1991:186 [ref. 20075], Lazara 2001:52 [ref. 25711], Katwate et al. 2018:170 [ref. 35809]). Current status: Valid as Aplocheilus werneri Meinken 1966. Aplocheilidae. Distribution: Sri Lanka. Habitat: freshwater.