Epiplatys sexfasciatus

Epiplatys sexfasciatus or six-barred panchax is a species of fish in the family Aplocheilidae that can be found in West and Central Africa.[2] The fish is a timid surface dwelling predator. The six-barred panchax is up to 10 cm (4 in) long and closely resembles Epiplatys longiventralis.[2][3][4]

Epiplatys sexfasciatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Epiplatys
Species:
E. sexfasciatus
Binomial name
Epiplatys sexfasciatus
T. N. Gill, 1862
Synonyms[2]
  • Aplocheilus sexfasciatus (Gill, 1862)
  • Haplochilus sexfasciatus (Gill, 1862)
  • Panchax sexfasciatus (Gill, 1862)

This is the type species of the genus Epiplatys[5] and was described by Theodore N. Gill in 1862 with the type locality given as Gabon.[6]

Sub-species

There are three recognized sub-species:

  • Epiplatys sexfasciatus rathkei Radda, 1970
  • Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus T. N. Gill, 1862
  • Epiplatys sexfasciatus togolensis Loiselle, 1971

References
  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Epiplatys sexfasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181552A7677068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181552A7677068.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Epiplatys sexfasciatus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Axelrod, Herbert R.; Vorderwinkler, Winkler (1995). Encyclopedia of Tropical Fishes (30th ed.). Neptune City, New Jersey: T.F.H. Publications. p. 319. ISBN 0-7938-1288-7.
  4. Baensch, Riehl (1997). Aquarium Atlas (6th ed.). Shelburne, Vermont: Microcosm. p. 562. ISBN 1-890087-05-X.
  5. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Epiplatys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Epiplatys sexfasciatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 August 2019.


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