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Epiplatys spilargyreius in Central African Republic

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Epiplatys spilargyreius   (Duméril, 1861)
Family:	Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)			picture (Epspi_u7.jpg) by Olaosebikan, B.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	5.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 30°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial
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Distribution:	Africa: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan (White Nile) (Ref. 47774).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9. Has 12-14 bold oblique dark stripes on the flanks which may continue onto the caudal fin. The caudal fin may either be pointed or broadly rounded with a small point (Ref. 28714).
Biology:	Occurs in swampy areas, small brooks and small streams and other bodies of quiet water in the savannah (Ref. 47774). 6 cm max TL (Ref. 3788). Browses on algae and higher plant material, terrestrial and aquatic insects, notably culicid larvae and pupae and small beetles. Males are smaller than females (Ref. 28714). Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Huber, J.H.. 1996. (Ref. 27139)
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Central African Republic country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Wildekamp, R.H., R. Romand and J.J. Scheel, 1986
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Present in the drainage of the Logone/Chari and the Ubangi (Ref. 47774). Also Ref. 3788, 27139.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ct.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Wildekamp, R.H., 1996
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	Modified:  Musschoot, Tobias	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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