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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Epiplatys: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, platys = flat (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Erhard Roloff (1903–1980) was a German aquarist and amateur ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch; standvastig. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060)
Africa: around Salayea, northern Liberia. Exact distribution not known.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 27139)
Occurs in brooks, swamps and small streams (Ref. 3788). 7 cm max SL (Ref. 7372). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedreigd (EN) (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)); Date assessed: 25 October 2019
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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