Epiplatys spilargyreius

(Duméril, 1861)

SPECIES DATA
Current Name
Epiplatys spilargyreius
Alternative Name
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Family
Nothobranchiidae Garman, 1895
Genus
Epiplatys Gill, 1862
Subgenus
Xerosplatys Huber, 2024
Geographical Area
Africa
Countries of distribution
Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Ivory Coast;
Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; South Sudan;
Sudan; Senegal; Tchad; Democratic Republic of Congo
Conservation status (IUCN)
LC – Least Concern (Last assessed – 22 October 2019)
COLLECTIONS
Year Expedition Codes / Locations Country
1982
Z 82/24
Democratic Republic of Congo
1983
Garoua
Cameroon
1985
RPB9-EP85
Benin
1991
RM 3; RM 9
Mali
1993
GRCH 93/217
Guinea
2003
GBMR 03-08; GBMR 04-08; GBMR 05-08;
GBMR 10-08; GBMR 11-08; GBMR 12-08
Guinea Bissau
2005
TD 05/7
Chad
2010
Sudan
2015
SN 15-2; SN 15-3
Senegal
NOTES

Last update: 06/11/2026

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Africa
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