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Name
Scientific name
Epiplatys mesogramma
Described by
Authority Huber, Year 1980
Family
Nothobranchiidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Epiplatys mesogramma is a killifish endemic to the Ubangi (or Oubangui) River drainage in southwestern Central African Republic. The Ubangi…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
Not recorded
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Central African Republic, Congo, Ubangi
Writing
Etymology
Epiplatys: from the Greek ἐπί (epí), meaning 'above, on top of', and πλατύς (platýs), meaning 'flat, broad', in reference to the flat dorsal surface of the ant…
Distribution
Endemic to the Ubangi (also spelled Oubangui) River drainage in southwestern Central African Republic with type locality given as 'Small stream along Mbaiki-Mo…
Habitat
Not written yet
Aquarium size
Not written yet
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
Epiplatys is the most widely-distributed genus of West African aplocheiloid killifish with a range overlapping that of the other genera native to the region wh…
References
References
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