Epiplatys olbrechtsi olbrechtsi Poll 1941
E.olbrechtsi olbrechtsi
GO6 - Cestos river (Liberia)
Photo courtesy of Christian Cauvet
Meaning of Name |
After Prof. F.M.Olbrechts the original collector. |
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First Description |
Poll M. 1941. Poissons nouveaux de la Cote d'Ivoire. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 34 (2): p 139-141, figure 4. |
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Size |
9 cm (Scheel gives 97 mm Total Length, 81 mm Standard Length in ROTOW 1) |
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Meristics |
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Karyotype |
n = 19, A = 38 (Scheel 1981) |
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Sub-Genus |
Epiplatys |
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Group |
fasciolatus |
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Synonyms |
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Populations
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Gbeya - CL 11 / 1 - Collected
by Lawrence Chirio in Liberia. Coordinates N 07° 14' 16",
W 09° 18' 20". This is 110 kms northwest as the crow flies
from the GO 6 population. GO 6 - Cestos River - GPS North 06°28' 061", West 08°39' 900". Located 5 km from the Cestos River as the crow flies, near the road towards Tapeta. See photo in BKA newsletter No.562, Sept/Oct 2014. |
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Type Locality |
Given as 'Juntion between the small Masei River with the Bon de Boan River, a tributary of the Noun, near the Liberia - Ivory Coast border'. |
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Distribution |
Found on both sides of the Liberia / Ivory Coast
border along it's entire length. Also into the southeastern corner of
Guinea. Inhabits the Mani, Sangwin, Nipoue & Cavally River drainage
systems. http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/homepage/c102/c102mr/epiplaty/olbrecht.htm |
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Habitat |
Small rivers, streams & swamps. |
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History |
In 1941 Poll described this sp. from 4 specimens collected in the Maseni River. This was a small river which flowed into the Bon-de-Boan River which in turn flowed into the Noun River. The point of capture was where the Maseni joins the Bon-de-Boun. Herold Olsen collected this sp. in 1963 & 1964. Many of these were preserved |
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Breeding Notes |
Regarded as an easy species to breed although I have not yet kept them. Eggs are reportedly laid on top & bottom mops. Eggs should be incubated in a seperate container & take 8 -14 days to incubate in water. Growth is rapid with sexual maturity being attained in about 5-6 months. Some breeders seperate the pair & condition on good foods. Put them together in a tank with a single mop for 48 hours. This is a very productive species which can soon fill tanks with growing young. Bigger fish will predate smaller fish. |
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Diameter of Egg | 1 mm | |||
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