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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Epiplatys: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, platys = flat (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: A Dubois was a Belgian pharmacist who was also an aquarist. He collected the types of these species in the Congo. Unfortunately we can find nothing more about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch; pH range: 5.8 - 7.2; standvastig. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)
Africa: Pool Malebo, lower Kwango, lower Kasai and middle Congo River in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 47461). Also in Pool Malebo (Ref 108939) and the drainage systems of the Nkéni, Alima, Vouma, Kouyou and Likouala (Ref. 47461) in Republic of Congo.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 27139)
Occurs mainly in the shallow and weedy parts of brooks, small streams and swamps in the rainforest (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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