Epiplatys esekanus Scheel, 1968

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Epiplatys species : Clausen, 1967 : 27 (junior synonym)Tropical old world Cyprinodonts..
Epiplatys esekanus : Scheel, 1968 a : 185, 454, fig.Rivulins of the old world. | Scheel, 1971 c : 52Aphyosemion franzwerneri and Aphyosemion celiae, two new Rivulins from Cameroon. | Neumann, 1976 a : 6Ein neuer Epiplatys aus Sierra Leone, Epiplatys njalaensis spec.nov. | Heinrich, 1977 : 1, fig.Epiplatys esekanus Scheel, 1968. | Wildekamp et al., 1986 : 25040. Cyprinodontidae. | Vivien, 1991 : 109Faune du Cameroun. Guide des mammifères et des poissons. | Huber, 1996 : 185Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). | Wildekamp, 1996 : 57A 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 : 105The killifishes, an annotated checklist, synonymy, and bibliography of recent oviparous Cyprinodontiform fishes. The killifish master index. | van der Zee et al., 2007 b : 86-87, fig. 27.10, pl. I27. Aplocheilidae..
Aplocheilus esekanus : Gyldenholm & Scheel, 1971 : 94 (senior synonym)Chromosome number of fishes I. | Radda, 1971 e : 157, fig. 8 (senior synonym)Cyprinodontidenstudien im südlichen Kamerun. 4. Das Inlandplateau im Südwestlichen Ostkamerun. | Radda, 1971 g : 499 (senior synonym)Zur Systematik und Zoogeographie westafrikanischer Rivulinae. | Scheel, 1972 c : 181 (senior synonym)Rivuline karyotypes and their evolution. | Scheel, 1974 h : 24, 26, map (senior synonym)Rivuline studies, taxonomic studies of rivuline Cyprinodonts from tropical atlantic Africa (Rivulinae, Cyprinodontidae, Atheriniformes, Pisces). | Radda, 1975 f : 296, fig. 9 (senior synonym)Ueber einige aquaristisch neue Hechtlinge aus dem tropischen Afrika. | Scheel, 1975 g : 291 (senior synonym)The Rivuline faunas of the Cameroons. | Radda, 1977 c : 24, fig., map (senior synonym)Katalog der Cyprinodontidae (Atheriniformes, Osteichthyes) von Kamerun. | Radda, 1978 a : 270, fig. (senior synonym)Chorologie und Zoogeographie der Cyprinodontidae (Atheriniformes, Osteichthyes) von Kamerun. | Radda, 1979 : 28, fig. (senior synonym)The Cyprinodonts of Cameroon..

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DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
Aquariology : very difficult to maintain in aquarium .
Colour pattern : van der Zee et al., 2007b .
Common names : Rubiinivaanija / Täplävaanijakala (Finnish),Eseka-Hechtling (German) .
Current distribution known : a Lower Guinea endemic, known from a limited area north of Eseka in Cameroon, and from a few small brooks in the upper Kelle River system .
Ecology : not a seasonal killifish .
Food habits : ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
Genetics : Gyldenholm & Scheel, 1971 | Scheel, 1968 a | Scheel, 1972 c .
Habitat / home range : occurs at the base of a range of hills that separate the coastal lowlands from the inland plateau (from a limited area north of Eseka in Cameroon) and at a few small brooks .
Reproduction : near-to-surface spawner; 2 weeks incubation; eggs diameter: 1.4 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
Reproduction_references : Heinrich, 1977 .
Size : 65 mm TL .
Types :
- Epiplatys esekanus Scheel, 1968 a: 185, 454, fig. Type locality: "Brook 15 miles north of Eseka, near the Eseka-Yaounde-Edea crossing in East Cameroon". Holotype ZMUC n° P-352.594; paratype ZMUC n° P-352.585.