Epiplatys sexfasciatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Nothobranchiidae
Subfamilia: Epiplatinae
Genus: Epiplatys
Species:

Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill, 1862

Lectotype: ANSP 7129. Paralectotypes: ANSP 7130-40 (11); MNHN 1921-0125 (1).
Type locality: Gaboon River (possibly lower Ogooué River, Lambaréne, about 0°52'S, 10°22'E).

Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus Gill, 1862
- Aplocheilus sexfasciatus (Gill, 1862)
- Haplochilus sexfasciatus (Gill, 1862)
- Lycocyprinus sexfasciatus (Gill, 1862)
- Panchax sexfasciatus (Gill, 1862)
Haplochilus (Panchax) rubropunctatus Steindachner, 1867

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Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill, 1863, CLOFFA
IUCN: Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill, 1862 (Least Concern)
Aarn & Shepherd, M.A. 2001. Descriptive anatomy of Epiplatys sexfasciatus (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae) and a phylogenetic analysis of Epiplatina. Cybium v. 25 (no. 3): 209-225. Online: