Epiplatys guineensis

The Epiplatys guineensis lives in the benthopelagic, non-migratory, freshwater environment.

Epiplatys guineensis, a new species of killifish from Guinea, West Africa (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 5 (nº 4): 365-370. * Moyle, P. y J. Cech. More

I kept mine Epiplatys guineensis in a 50 lit. aquarium filed with tap water. For breeding I used a 10 lit. tank with bottom covered with peat layer. It is not necessary but it is good idea to treat the water with peat. More

Epiplatys guineensis on Fish Mapper TSN 647254 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Common names

Guinea-Hechtling in German (Deutsch)
Guineanvaanija in Finnish (suomen kieli)
几内亚扁鮰 in Mandarin Chinese
几内亚扁鮰 in Unknown
幾內亞扁鮰 in Mandarin Chinese
幾內亞扁鮰 in Unknown

Order : Cyprinodontiformes
Family : Nothobranchiidae
Genus : Epiplatys
Species : Epiplatys guineensis
Authority : Romand, 1994