| Epiplatys ansorgii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Epiplatys |
| Species: | E. ansorgii
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| Binomial name | |
| Epiplatys ansorgii Boulenger, 1911
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Epiplatys ansorgii is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is an African rivuline that is native to fresh water habitats in the southern tributaries of the lower Ogowe River system and then southward to the lower Congo River system in West Africa.
Description
[edit]Epiplatys ansorgii reaches a total length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in).[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species epithet is named in honor of explorer William John Ansorge (1850–1913), who obtained the type specimen.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Epiplatys ansorgii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181775A7731287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181775A7731287.en. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Epiplatys ansorgii" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- Lazara, K.J., 2000. The killifishes, an annotated checklist, synonymy, and bibliography of recent cyprinodontiform fishes. The Killifish Master Index, 4th Edition. The American Killifish Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, i–xviii, 1–624, appendices A-C.
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