Epiplatys atratus Jouke R. Van Der Zee, José. Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Rainer Sonnenberg 2013
E.atratus
- Holotype
Photo courtesy of Jouke van der Zee
Epiplatys atratus Jouke R. Van Der Zee, José. Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Rainer Sonnenberg 2013
E.atratus
- Holotype
Photo courtesy of Jouke van der Zee
| Meaning of Name |
Clothed in black. |
| First Description |
Jouke R. Van Der Zee, José. Mbimbi Mayi Munene, Rainer Sonnenberg 2013 Epiplatys atratus
(Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae),
a new species of the E.multifasciatus
species group from the Lulua Basin (Kasaï drainage), Democratic
Republic of Congo |
| Size |
Male holotype, 40·7 mm SL |
| Meristics | |
| Karyotype |
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| Sub-Genus |
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| Group |
E.multifasciatus |
| Synonyms | |
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Populations
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Currently only known from preserved material. |
| Type Locality |
Minkidimbua River. Described from several tributaries in the middle Lulua River. Near the village of village Kakunku. This is a tributary of the Kasaï River, south of Kananga (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasaï Occidental Province). |
| Distribution |
E.atratus is the most south eastern representative of the genus currently known. |
| Habitat | |
| Distinguishing Characteristics | |
| Colour/Pattern Variability | A
dark grey to black on body & fins. Dorsal fin is positioned further
back than others in the genus. Small fish of both sexes show a unique pattern of 3 fine oblique dark bars just behind the pectoral fin. |
| History | |
| Breeding Notes | |
| Diameter of Egg | |
| Remarks |