Lycocyprinus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1868:146 Masc. Poecilia sexfasciata Peters 1864. Type by monotypy. Poecilia sexfasciata Peters 1864 preoccupied by Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1863 when both are placed in Epiplatys; Peter's species equals Epiplatys dageti Poll 1953 according to Wildekamp et al. 1986:244 [ref. 6198]. •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862, but a valid subgenus Lycocyprinus -- (Parenti 1981:475 [ref. 7066], Lazara 2001:81 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862 -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:625 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:21 [ref. 23649]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae.
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