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Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Epiplatys: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, platys = flat (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Frans Maria S Olbrechts (1899–1958) was a Belgian philologist and ethnologist who studied at the University of Louvain, Belgium, and at Columbia University, New York (1925–1926 & 1928–1929). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 5.8 - ?; ej vandrande. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire. Previously, 5 subspecies were recognized: E. olbrechtsi azureus, E. olbrechtsi dauresi, E. olbrechtsi kassiapleuensis, E. olbrechtsi olbrechtsi, E. olbrechtsi puetzi (Ref. 57261). Reported from Guinea (Ref. 27139).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 27139)
Occurs in swamps, small streams and rivers (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Wildekamp, R.H. and J.R. Van der Zee, 2003. Aplocheilidae. p. 325-442 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57261)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Hot mot människor
Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00250 - 0.01453), b=3.13 (2.93 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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