Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cyprinodontiformes
Family:
Nothobranchiidae
Genus:
Epiplatys T. N. Gill, 1862

Species
Epiplatys chevalieri

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.

coccinatus: named for the collector  Augustus Chevalier

Epiplatys coccinatus 
Berkenkamp & Etzel1982

     Little is known about this species in the hobby.  Originally collected in small creek near Belefuanai in central Liberia. 

     

 

 

 

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References:

Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d’Ichtyologie, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)

Epiplatys coccinatusPhotographer unknown.  Image found on https://img.kil.palo-alto.ca.us

 

 
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