Epiplatys sexfasciatus
Species of fish
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Epiplatys sexfasciatus, the six-barred panchax. is a species of fish in the family Aplocheilidae that can be found in West and Central Africa.[2] The fish is a timid surface dwelling predator. The six-barred panchax is up to 10 cm (4 in) long and closely resembles Epiplatys longiventralis.[2][3][4]
| Epiplatys sexfasciatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Epiplatys |
| Species: | E. sexfasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Epiplatys sexfasciatus T. N. Gill, 1862 | |
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This is the type species of the genus Epiplatys[5] and was described by Theodore N. Gill in 1862 with the type locality given as Gabon.[6]
Sub-species
There are three recognized sub-species:
- Epiplatys sexfasciatus rathkei Radda, 1970
- Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus T. N. Gill, 1862
- Epiplatys sexfasciatus togolensis Loiselle, 1971
