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Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus in Guinea-Bissau

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Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus   (Steindachner, 1881)
Family:	Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)			picture (Epbif_m0.jpg) by Mody, K.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 27°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
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Distribution:	Africa: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), Niger, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic and Sudan. Reported from Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 272).
Biology:	Occurs in swamps, small brooks and rivulets in the savanna, weedy parts of rivers and swamps in coastal areas (Ref. 3788). 5.0 cm max SL (Ref. 7372). Browses on algae and higher plant material, terrestrial and aquatic insects, notably culicid larvae and pupae and small beetles (Ref. 28714). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Wildekamp, R.H., R. Romand and J.J. Scheel. 1986. (Ref. 3788)
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Guinea-Bissau country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in the Géba and Corubal rivers (Ref. 13331).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pu.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Paugy, D., K. Traoré and P.S. Diouf, 1994
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	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07