Epiplatys bifasciatus

(Steindachner, 1881)

Epiplatys cf. bifasciatus SL2022-8 (photo by Karsten Dinesen)
SPECIES DATA
Current Name
Alternative Name
Family
Nothobranchiidae Garman, 1895
Genus
Epiplatys Gill, 1862
Subgenus
Xerosplatys Huber, 2024
Geographical Area
Africa
Countries of distribution
Benin; Burkina; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Ivory Coast; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; South Sudan; Sudan; Senegal; Chad; Togo
COLLECTIONS
Year Expedition Codes / Locations Country
1985
RPB3-EP85; RPB9-EP85
Benin
1990
GRC 90/184; GRC 90/189
Guinea
1990
TMBB 90/1
Togo
1991
RM 1; RM 3; RM 4; RM 5; RM 7
Mali
1993
SL 93/30
Sierra Leone
1994
RM 4; RM 19
Mali
2004
FM 2004/2; FM 2004/3; FM 2004/4
Guinea Bissau
2005
TD 05/5
Chad
2006
GH 06-1; GH 06-2
Ghana
2008
GBMR 10-08; GBMR 11-08; GBMR 12-08; GBMR 14-08; GBMR 15-08
Guinea Bissau
2014
RBF 2014/1; RBF 2014/3
Burkina Faso
2016
GHALOZ 02/16
Ghana
2018
BCP 18-06; BCP 18-07; BCP 18-09; BCP 18-14
Benin
2021
Guinea Bissau
2022
SL2022-6; SL2022-7; SL2022-8; SL2022-9; SL2022-10
Benin
NOTES

Last update: 30/08/2026

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