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Name

Scientific name

Epiplatys fasciolatus

Described by

Authority Günther, Year 1866, Bracketed

Family

Nothobranchiidae

Common names

Banded Epiplatys

Photograph credits

All 4 credited

Summary

The banded epiplatys, Epiplatys fasciolatus, is a killifish from coastal Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone to western Liberia. It most…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

80mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–27°C, pH 5–7

Hardness

1–12dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Temperament
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Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Writing

Etymology

Epiplatys: from the Greek epi, meaning 'above, on top of', and platys, meaning 'flat, broad', in reference to the flat dorsal surface of the anterior half of t…

Distribution

Native to northwestern Africa with a range extending southwards from Guinea-Bissau through coastal parts of Guinea and Sierra Leone as far as western Liberia, …

Habitat

This species mostly inhabits freshwater swamps and minor tributary streams but habitats vary considerably with some populations inhabiting grassy savannah and …

Aquarium size

Minimum base dimensions of 80 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent are recommended although smaller aquaria can be used for breeding purposes.

Maintenance

Perhaps looks best in a heavily-planted set-up or natural-style arrangement comprising a sandy substrate plus some driftwood roots and branches. The addition o…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Probably a predator feeding on terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates and other zooplankton in nature. In the aquarium it will accept dried foods of a suitable …

Behaviour and compatibility

Not written yet

Sexual dimorphism

Males are more colourful, possess more-extended fins and grow larger than females.

Reproduction

Not written yet

Notes

Following the key of Romand (1992) this species can be told apart from congeners by the following combination of characters: thin, dark, transverse bars someti…

References

References

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