Epiplatys hildegardae Berkenkamp 1978

GRC90/176 Samoé.
Photo courtesy of Christian Cauvet.

Meaning of Name

After Hildegard Berkenkamp.

First Description

Berkenkamp H. O. 1978.

Voorlopige beschrijving van Epiplatys hildegardae spec. nov., een nieuwe Panchax soort uit Guinea/West Africa.

Killi-Kontakt 6 (6): p 130-135, figures. (B.K.V.)

Size
  • 10 cm (Berkenkamp in original description)
  • 46.8 mm (Berkenkamp in Ergänzende Beschreibung von Epiplatys hidegardae Berkenkamp 1978 (Pisces:Cyprinodontidae). Revue de Zoologie Africaine 97 (4): p 852-860, figures.
  • 6 cm (Radda & Pürzl 1987)
Meristics
  • D = 10-11, A = 14-15, ll = 28-29 (Berkenkamp 1978)
  • D = 10-12, A = 15-18, D/A = +8-10, ll =28 (+2-3)(Berkenkamp 1983)
Karyotype

 

Sub-Genus

Epiplatys

Group

fasciolatus

Synonyms
  • Epiplatys olbrechtsi (non Poll 1941) Scheel 1968 (in part)
  • Aplocheilus hildegardae Scheel 1990
Populations
  • Lola (southeastern Guinea)
  • N'Zérékoré (southeastern Guinea)
  • Samoe
  • Waita - CG 11/2

E.aff.hildegardae Mt.Nimba.
Photo courtesy of Allen Boatman.

Type Locality

N'Zérékoré, southeastern Guinea.

Distribution

Presently known to be restricted to the area of the type locality, in the upper Saint John/Mani & Saint Paul/Oulé River drainage systems.

http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/homepage/c102/c102mr/epiplaty/hildegar.htm

Habitat

Quiter areas of streams & brooks.

Distinguishing Characteristics  
Colour/Pattern Variability  
History

The original description appeared in Dutch, a language not regarded valid by the International Rules for Zoological Nomenclature. A re-description which some authors regard as the valid description appeared in 1983 in 'Ergänzende Beschreibung von Epiplatys hidegardae Berkenkamp 1978 (Pisces:Cyprinodontidae)'. Revue de Zoologie Africaine 97 (4): p 852-860, figures.
3 specimens were used to describe the sp.

Collected by H.Olsen in 1963/64 in Guinea. Scheel initially considered these to be olbrechtsi. A preliminary report on this sp. was published in Ichthologische Mitteilung No.14.

Collected by Cauvet in 1991 who contributed information on distribution.

Breeding Notes

I can find no information on breeding this species but would presume they are similar in breeding habits as E.fasciolatus fasciolatus.

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