Epiplatys esekanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aplocheiloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Atherinomorphae Ordo: Cyprinodontiformes Subordo: Aplocheiloidei

Familia: Nothobranchiidae
Subfamilia: Epiplatinae
Genus: Epiplatys
Species: Epiplatys esekanus

Name

Epiplatys esekanus Scheel, 1968

• Holotype: ZMUC P352584. Paratypes: MRAC 73-39-P-2593-604 (12), ZMUC P352585 (1, allotype).
• Type locality: Brook 15 miles northern of Eseka, near Esejka-Jaunde-Edea road-crossing, 3°49'N, 10°48'E, eastern Cameroon.

Synonymy

• Aplocheilus esekanus (Scheel, 1968)

References

• Scheel, J.J. 1968: Rivulins of the Old World. TFH Publications, 1-473. Reference page. 

Selected links

• Epiplatys esekanus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on July 7, 2014.
• Epiplatys esekanus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Epiplatys esekanus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Aphyoplatus esekanus Scheel, 1968, CLOFFA
• IUCN: Epiplatys esekanus Scheel, 1968 (Least Concern)