Epiplatys ruhkopfi Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1980

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Epiplatys ruhkopfi : Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1980 c : 165, fig., mapEpiplatys ruhkopfi spec. nov., eine neue Hechtlingsart aus Liberia (Pisces, Cyprinodontidae). | Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1982 b : 251, fig.Epiplatys coccinatus spec. nov. eine neue Hechtlingsart aus Liberia (Pisces, Cyprinodontidae). | Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1983 a : 134, fig.Epiplatys azureus spec. nov. -eine neue Hechtlingsart aus Liberia (Pisces, Cyprinodontidae). | Wildekamp et al., 1986 : 25640. Cyprinodontidae. | Paugy et al., 1990 a : 342Freshwater fishes of Sierra Leone and Liberia. Annotated checklist and distribution. | Paugy et al., 1994 : 62Faune ichtyologique des eaux douces d'Afrique de l'Ouest. | Huber, 1996 : 185Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). | Wildekamp, 1996 : 115A world of killies. Atlas of the oviparous cyprinodontiform fishes of the world. Volume III: The genera Empetrichthys, Epiplatys, Episemion, Floridichthys, Fluviphylax, Foerschichthys, Fundulopanchax,. Fundulosoma and Fundulus. | Seegers, 1997 : 16Killifishes of the world: Old world killis I: (Aphyosemion, lampeyes, ricefishes). | Lazara, 2001 : 111The killifishes, an annotated checklist, synonymy, and bibliography of recent oviparous Cyprinodontiform fishes. The killifish master index. | Wildekamp & van der Zee, 2003 b : 366-367, pl. 37.V37. Aplocheilidae. | Etzel, 2009 : 88Die Epiplatys-Arten des westlichen Berglandes in Liberia - eine Übersicht..

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DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
Aquariology : difficult to maintain in aquarium .
Colour pattern : Wildekamp & van der Zee, 2003b .
Common names : Rusovaanija (Finnish), Ruhkopf-Hechtling (German) .
Current distribution known : known only from the type locality in the drainage system of the upper Saint John River in northern central Liberia .
Ecology : not a seasonal killifish .
Food habits / trophic level : ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
Habitat / home range : occurs in small brooks .
Hybridization : Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1980 c | Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1983 a .
Reproduction : near-to-surface spawner; 2 weeks incubation; eggs diameter: 1.2 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
Size : 75 mm TL .
Types :
- Epiplatys ruhkopfi Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1980 c: 165, fig., map. Type locality: "Zwischen Zienzu und Soakoko in Zentralliberia, 500 m nördlich von Kaningali Town" (06°55'N-09°39'W). Holotype SMF n° 15-308; paratypes SMF n° 15-309.