Epiplatys Explained

Epiplatys is a genus of African rivuline in the family Nothobranchiidae endemic to Africa as the name indicates. Several of these species are popular aquarium fish.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:

• Epiplatys annulatus (Boulenger, 1915) (Banded panchax)
• Epiplatys ansorgii (Boulenger, 1911)
• Epiplatys atratus Van der Zee, Mbimbe & Sonnenberg, 2013^[1]
• Epiplatys barmoiensis Scheel, 1968
• Epiplatys biafranus Radda, 1970
• Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner, 1881)
• Epiplatys cashneri ^[2]
• Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage, 1882) (Toothed carp)
• Epiplatys chevalieri (Pellegrin, 1904)
• Epiplatys coccinatus Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1982
• Epiplatys dageti Poll, 1953
  • Epiplatys dageti dageti Poll, 1953 (Redchin panchax)
  • Epiplatys dageti monroviae Arnoult & Daget, 1965
• Epiplatys duboisi Poll, 1952 (Dubois' panchax)
• Epiplatys esekanus Scheel, 1968
• Epiplatys etzeli Berkenkamp, 1975
• Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther, 1866)
• Epiplatys grahami (Boulenger, 1911)
• Epiplatys guineensis Romand, 1994
• Epiplatys hildegardae Berkenkamp, 1978
• Epiplatys huberi (Radda & Pürzl, 1981)
• Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Günther, 1866)
• Epiplatys josianae Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1983
• Epiplatys lamottei Daget, 1954 (Redspotted panchax)
• Epiplatys longiventralis (Boulenger, 1911)
• Epiplatys maeseni (Poll, 1941)
• Epiplatys mesogramma Huber, 1980
• Epiplatys multifasciatus (Boulenger, 1913)
• Epiplatys neumanni Berkenkamp, 1993
• Epiplatys njalaensis W. Neumann, 1976
• Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll, 1941
• Epiplatys phoeniceps Huber, 1980
• Epiplatys roloffi Romand, 1978
• Epiplatys ruhkopfi Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1980
• Epiplatys sangmelinensis (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)
• Epiplatys sexfasciatus T. N. Gill, 1862
  • Epiplatys sexfasciatus rathkei Radda, 1970
  • Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus T. N. Gill, 1862 (Sixbar panchax)
  • Epiplatys sexfasciatus togolensis Loiselle, 1971
• Epiplatys singa (Boulenger, 1899)
• Epiplatys spilargyreius (A. H. A. Duméril, 1861)
• Epiplatys zenkeri (C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)

Notes and References

1. van der Zee, J.R., Mbimbi Mayi Munene, J.J. & Sonnenberg, R. (2013): Epiplatys atratus (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species of the E. multifasciatus species group from the Lulua Basin (Kasaï drainage), Democratic Republic of Congo. Zootaxa, 3700 (3): 411–422.
2. Web site: R/NewFishSpecies - Epiplatys cashneri, a new species of killifish from the Geebo and Dugbe Rivers in Liberia . 23 January 2021 .