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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); cashneri: The species is named after the late Robert Charles Cashner, a mentor and teacher to the first author and a friend to many; a recognized authority on North American freshwater fishes, his legacy also includes descriptions of two killifish species from North America and at least two students of African fishes who in turn have mentored another, the third author (Ref. 123813).
Eponymy: Robert Charles Cashner (1942–2018) was an American fish biologist whose career was spent at the University of New Orleans, Louisiana. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water pelagisch. Tropical
Africa: Upper Dugbe-Geebo watershed in Sinoe County in southern Liberia (Ref. 123813).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 123813)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 8 - 11; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 14 - 17. Diagnosis: This species is distinguished from other Epiplatys species by its distinctive colouration: an orange body with red spots in males, body yellow with red spots in females; no longitudinal dark band or broad dark crossbars on the trunk, metallic blue highlights limited to head, nape and trunk above pectoral fins in males; yellow median fins with red spots in females, reddish orange median fins in males with dark red spots and dark red margins; preopercular canal with five pores; anterior supraocular sensory canals open grooves, closely approaching frontal canal, but not contiguous (Ref. 123813).
Found over a range of substrates (sand, gravel, bedrock, silt and clay) and most common in small headwater streams four meters or less in width; presence of woody debris, leaf litter and instream vegetation varied among sites (Ref. 123813).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Pezold, F., K. Ford and R.C. Schmidt, 2021. Epiplatys cashneri, a new species of killifish (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchidae) from Liberia, West Africa. Aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 26(3-4):77-86. (Ref. 123813)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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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=0.01096 (0.00461 - 0.02608), b=2.94 (2.74 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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