After the country of origin - Guinea.

Romand R. 1994

Epiplatys guineensis, a new species of killifish from Guinea, West Africa (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae).

Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 5 (4): p 365-370, figures, map.

74 mm (from the original description).

• D = 10-13, A = 16-19, D/A = +9-11, ll = 30-31 (Romand 1994)
• D = 10-11, A = 17-18, D/A = +10-11, ll = 31 (Romand, Schmitt & Guignard 1979.

Epiplatys

fasciolatus

• Epiplatys species Romand, Schmitt & Guignard 1979.

• Bangouya (GRCH 93 / 236)
• Coyah GM97/18
• Linsan (Toukoudi River, western Guinea)
• Paratampa
• Taere
• CI 94

36 km south of Mamou, near the town of Linsan, Guinea. The biotope was in the Toukoudi River which drains into the Konkouré River.

Presently known to inhabit the area of the middle Konkouré River.

http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/homepage/c102/c102mr/epiplaty/guineens.htm

Shallow areas of creeks & small rivers.

Has been regularly found in commercial fish exports from Conakry since 1992.

Similar to others in the fasciolatus group. Eggs are laid in top & bottom mops & take around 14 days of water incubation to hatch. Fry are quite large & able to take newly hatched brine shrimp. Sexual maturity takes about 6-7 months.