Epiplatys is a genus of African rivuline in the family Nothobranchiidae endemic to Africa as the name indicates. Several of these species are popular aquarium fish.
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
- Epiplatys annulatus <small>(Boulenger, 1915)</small> (Banded panchax)
- Epiplatys ansorgii <small>(Boulenger, 1911)</small>
- Epiplatys atratus <small>Van der Zee, Mbimbe & Sonnenberg, 2013</small>
- Epiplatys barmoiensis <small>Scheel, 1968</small>
- Epiplatys biafranus <small>Radda, 1970</small>
- Epiplatys bifasciatus <small>(Steindachner, 1881)</small>
- Epiplatys cashneri
- Epiplatys chaperi <small>(Sauvage, 1882)</small> (Toothed carp)
- Epiplatys chevalieri <small>(Pellegrin, 1904)</small>
- Epiplatys coccinatus <small>Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1982</small>
- Epiplatys dageti <small>Poll, 1953</small>
- Epiplatys dageti dageti <small>Poll, 1953</small> (Redchin panchax)
- Epiplatys dageti monroviae <small>Arnoult & Daget, 1965</small>
- Epiplatys duboisi <small>Poll, 1952</small> (Dubois' panchax)
- Epiplatys esekanus <small>Scheel, 1968</small>
- Epiplatys etzeli <small>Berkenkamp, 1975</small>
- Epiplatys fasciolatus <small>(Günther, 1866)</small>
- Epiplatys grahami <small>(Boulenger, 1911)</small>
- Epiplatys guineensis <small>Romand, 1994</small>
- Epiplatys hildegardae <small>Berkenkamp, 1978</small>
- Epiplatys huberi <small>(Radda & Pürzl, 1981)</small>
- Epiplatys infrafasciatus <small>(Günther, 1866)</small>
- Epiplatys josianae <small>Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1983</small>
- Epiplatys lamottei <small>Daget, 1954</small> (Redspotted panchax)
- Epiplatys longiventralis <small>(Boulenger, 1911)</small>
- Epiplatys maeseni <small>(Poll, 1941)</small>
- Epiplatys mesogramma <small>Huber, 1980</small>
- Epiplatys multifasciatus <small>(Boulenger, 1913)</small>
- Epiplatys neumanni <small>Berkenkamp, 1993</small>
- Epiplatys njalaensis <small>W. Neumann, 1976</small>
- Epiplatys olbrechtsi <small>Poll, 1941</small>
- Epiplatys phoeniceps <small>Huber, 1980</small>
- Epiplatys roloffi <small>Romand, 1978</small>
- Epiplatys ruhkopfi <small>Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1980</small>
- Epiplatys sangmelinensis <small>(C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)</small>
- Epiplatys sexfasciatus <small>T. N. Gill, 1862</small>
- Epiplatys sexfasciatus rathkei <small>Radda, 1970</small>
- Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus <small>T. N. Gill, 1862</small> (Sixbar panchax)
- Epiplatys sexfasciatus togolensis <small>Loiselle, 1971</small>
- Epiplatys singa <small>(Boulenger, 1899)</small>
- Epiplatys spilargyreius <small>(A. H. A. Duméril, 1861)</small>
- Epiplatys zenkeri <small>(C. G. E. Ahl, 1928)</small>
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