Epiplatys sexfasciatus or 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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Epiplatys |
| Species: | E. sexfasciatus
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| 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
editThere are three recognized sub-species:
References
edit- ^ Lalèyè, P.; Moelants, T. (2020). "Epiplatys sexfasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181552A134757841. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181552A134757841.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Epiplatys sexfasciatus". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Axelrod, Herbert R.; Vorderwinkler, Winkler (1995). Encyclopedia of Tropical Fishes (30th ed.). Neptune City, New Jersey: T.F.H. Publications. p. 319. ISBN 0-7938-1288-7.
- ^ Baensch, Riehl (1997). Aquarium Atlas (6th ed.). Shelburne, Vermont: Microcosm. p. 562. ISBN 1-890087-05-X.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Epiplatys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Epiplatys sexfasciatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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