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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).
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.8 - 7.2; non-migratory. 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.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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