Epiplatys olbrechtsi kassiapleuensis Berkenkamp & Etzel 1977
Gran Béréby
Photo courtesy of Ed Pürzl
Meaning of Name |
After the place of origin - Kassiapleu. |
First Description |
Berkenkamp H.O. & Etzel V. 1977. Aquarienfische aus der Elfenbeinküste 6. Epiplatys kassiapleuensis spec. nov. aus dem westlichen Hochland. Aquarienfreund 6 (10): p 187-197, 8 figures, map. |
Size |
6 cm |
Meristics |
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Karyotype |
n = 19, A = 38 (Scheel 1981) |
Sub-Genus |
Epiplatys |
Group |
fasciolatus |
Synonyms |
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Populations
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Douékoué - Known to be in the BKA in 1983 & most likely prior to this. These were collected in the wild by Mr.H.de Bruyn who brought fish into the UK for the BKA convention in the above year. |
Type Locality |
A brook 2 kms west of Kassiapleu in the Man highlands, western Ivory Coast). |
Distribution |
Found in the middle & upper Sassandra River drainage area of western Ivory Coast. http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/homepage/c102/c102mr/epiplaty/kassiapl.htm |
Habitat |
Small rivers, brooks, streams & swampy areas in rainforest. |
Distinguishing Characteristics | |
Colour/Pattern Variability | |
History |
Collected by Dr. V. Etzel at Kassiapleu, southwest Ivory Coast & first described as E.kassiapluensis sp. nov. in Der Aquarienfreund 6 (10): 187-197, 1977. |
Breeding Notes |
As for E.olbrechtsi olbrechtsi. |
Diameter of Egg | |
Remarks |
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