EPIPLATYS FACIOLATUS
Gunther, 1866
Gunther, 1866
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Nothobranchiidae Genus: Epiplatys T. N. Gill, 1862 Species Epiplatys: from the Greek ἐπί (epí), meaning ‘above, on top of’, and πλατύς (platýs), meaning ‘flat, broad’, in reference to the flat dorsal surface of the anterior half of the body in members of this genus. fasciolatus: meaning banded . |
Epiplatys fasciolatus is wide spread from Guinea Bissau to southern Liberia, around Monrovia. It has several subspecies and populations known to the hobby – zimniensis, totaensis and puetzi. Generally not considered a difficult species to spawn, it is a top spawner and leaves fairly large eggs in the upper part of the mop. Eggs take 12-14 days to hatch. Fry are aggressive feeders of baby brine shrimp.
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