Epiplatys guineensis Romand 1994

GRCH 93 / 236 Bangouya
Photo courtesy of Christian Cauvet.

Meaning of Name

After the country of origin - Guinea.

First Description

Romand R. 1994

Epiplatys guineensis, a new species of killifish from Guinea, West Africa (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae).

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 5 (4): p 365-370, figures, map.

Size

74 mm (from the original description).

Meristics
  • D = 10-13, A = 16-19, D/A = +9-11, ll = 30-31 (Romand 1994)
  • D = 10-11, A = 17-18, D/A = +10-11, ll = 31 (Romand, Schmitt & Guignard 1979.
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Sub-Genus

Epiplatys

Group

fasciolatus

Synonyms
  • Epiplatys species Romand, Schmitt & Guignard 1979.
Populations
  • Bangouya (GRCH 93 / 236)
  • Coyah GM97/18
  • Linsan (Toukoudi River, western Guinea)
  • Paratampa
  • Taere
  • CI 94

Photo courtesy of Tony Terceira

Type Locality

36 km south of Mamou, near the town of Linsan, Guinea. The biotope was in the Toukoudi River which drains into the Konkouré River.

Distribution

Presently known to inhabit the area of the middle Konkouré River.

http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/homepage/c102/c102mr/epiplaty/guineens.htm

Habitat

Shallow areas of creeks & small rivers.

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History

Has been regularly found in commercial fish exports from Conakry since 1992.

Breeding Notes

Similar to others in the fasciolatus group. Eggs are laid in top & bottom mops & take around 14 days of water incubation to hatch. Fry are quite large & able to take newly hatched brine shrimp. Sexual maturity takes about 6-7 months.

Diameter of Egg  
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