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Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Epiplatys: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, platys = flat (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: A Dubois was a Belgian pharmacist who was also an aquarist. He collected the types of these species in the Congo. Unfortunately we can find nothing more about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة; pH range: 5.8 - 7.2; غير مهاجرة. 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.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (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
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | 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: Version 2024-2)
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (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 (2.92 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).