Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill, 1862

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 263-264

Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill, 1862

Aplocheilus sexfasciatus (Gill, 1862) [Synonym: junior, original�

Epiplatys infrafasciatus (non Günther, 1866) [ Misappplied � Type-locality: Epiplatys sexfasciatus – “ Gabon, western Africa ” [possibly Lambaréne, about 0°52’S, 10°22’E �. Lectotype: A NSP 7129. Paralectotypes: A NSP 7130-40 (11), MNHN 1921-0125 (1).

Occurrence: native

Maximum length: 10 cm SL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: potamodromous

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)

Source: bibliography, preserved

Distribution and remarks: originally known from Benin, Nigeria to Gabon: found in the lower Ogowe River drainage system and the lower Komo River system in north-eastern Gabon and the adjacent southern Equatorial Guinea. Nowa- days, it is generally accepted that it is split at least in 3 species: E. togolensis from west of the Cross River, E. infrafasciatus from the Cross to south-west Equatorial Guinea and E. sexfasciatus from there to the mouth of Ogowe River (Van der Zee, pers. com.).