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Epiplatys ansorgii

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Epiplatys ansorgii is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae, an African rivuline, native to fresh water habitats in the southern tributaries of the lower Ogowe River system and then southward to the lower Congo River system in West Africa. This species reaches a length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in). [1]

Etymology

The killifish is named in honor of explorer William John Ansorge (1850–1913), who “obtained” the type specimen.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Epiplatys ansorgii" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINODONTIFORMES: Families APLOCHEILIDAE and NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  • Lazara, K.J., 2000. The killifishes, an annotated checklist, synonymy, and bibliography of recent cyprinodontiform fishes. The Killifish Master Index, 4th Edition. The American Killifish Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, i–xviii, 1–624, appendices A-C.
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Epiplatys ansorgii: Brief Summary

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Epiplatys ansorgii is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae, an African rivuline, native to fresh water habitats in the southern tributaries of the lower Ogowe River system and then southward to the lower Congo River system in West Africa. This species reaches a length of 8.0 cm (3.1 in).

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