''Epiplatys sexfasciatus'' or six-barred panchax is a species of fish in the

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Aplocheilidae Aplocheilidae, the Asian killifishes or Asian rivulines, is a family of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes found in Asia. Some authorities use this family-group name, which is well-established, for a single lumped aplocheiloid family as it giv ...

that can be found in West and Central Africa. The fish is a timid surface dwelling predator. The six-barred panchax is up to long and closely resembles '' Epiplatys longiventralis''. This is the

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of the

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Epiplatys ''Epiplatys'' is a genus of African rivuline in the family (biology), family Nothobranchiidae endemism, endemic to Africa as the name indicates. Several of these species are popular aquarium fish. Species These are the currently recognized speci ...

'' and was described by Theodore N. Gill in 1862 with the type locality given as Gabon.

Sub-species

There are three recognized sub-species: * '' Epiplatys sexfasciatus rathkei'' Radda, 1970 * '' Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus'' T. N. Gill, 1862 * '' Epiplatys sexfasciatus togolensis'' Loiselle, 1971

References

sexfasciatus Cyprinodontiformes Taxa named by Theodore Gill Fish described in 1862 Freshwater fish of Africa {{cyprinodontiformes-stub