Epiplatys roloffi Romand 1978
E.roloffi Salayea, Liberia. Photo courtesy of Ed Pürzl.
Meaning of Name |
After Erhard Roloff, German aquarist. |
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First Description |
Romand R. 1978. Zum Thema Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941; zugleich eine vorläufige Beschreibung von Epiplatys roloffi spec. nov. aus Salayea. DATZ 31 (11): p 368-370, 3 figures. |
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Size |
8 cm |
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Meristics |
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Karyotype |
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Sub-Genus |
Epiplatys |
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Group |
fasciolatus |
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Type Locality |
Salayea. |
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Distribution |
The upper Lofa & upper Saint Paul River systems of northwestern Liberia & into southeastern Guinea. http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/homepage/c102/c102mr/epiplaty/roloffi.htm |
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Habitat |
Small streams, brooks & swamps. |
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Distinguishing Characteristics | Easily distinguished from others of the genus by it's chocolate / brown colouration. | |
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History |
Collected by Roloff in 1971 at Salayeo, Liberia. At first this was thought to be olbrechtsi. Romand described this sp. as roloffi in 1978. |
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Breeding Notes |
A fairly easy species to breed, although my first pair proved hard to breed. This undoubtedly being due to harder water. When I tried another pair in later years in rainwater I had plenty of eggs. The tank was on the top row of my fish house which received natural daylight. I also added a little salt to the water. Eggs are laid in top mops & I incubated them seperately which took about 14 days. Newly hatched fry can take newly hatched brine shrimp. Growth is slow though & sexual maturity can take up to 9 months. |
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Diameter of Egg | 1·5 mm | |
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