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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: Josiane Vandersmissen, wife of Jean-Pol Vandersmissen (d: 1947) of the French speaking Belgian African Rivuline Association (Also see Jean Pol). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; ej vandrande. Tropical; 9°N - 8°N
Africa: around Kenema, eastern Sierra Leone. Probably identical to Epiplatys fasciolatus.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 27139)
7 cm SL (Ref. 7372) and 8.7 cm max TL (Ref. 3788). Occurs in small rivers and brooks under forest cover (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
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 på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Hot mot människor
Harmless
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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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