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Species in the genus Epiplatys: [ 78 ] records

acuticaudata, Haplochilus senegalensis var. Pellegrin [J.] 1913:84 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 38 (no. 3); ref. 14968] Pool near Guidimoussi [Guidimouni], near Zinder, 13°42'N, 9°30"E, southern Niger. Syntypes: MNHN 1911-0001 (3), 1904-0061 (orig. 5, now 4). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:20 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861) -- (Huber 1982:61 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:261 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:631 [ref. 21590] as acuticauda, Lazara 2001:114 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:41 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

annulatus, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:203 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 15 (no. 86); ref. 14997] Probably Maka, at mough of Moa River, about 7°08'N, 11°33'W, Sierra Leone. Syntypes: BMNH 1914.12.9.5-6 (2). •Valid as Pseudepiplatys annulatus (Boulenger 1915) -- (Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699]). •Valid as Epiplatys annulatus (Boulenger 1915) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:244 [ref. 6198], Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:341 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:628 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:213 [ref. 24781] with genus controversial, Wildekamp 1996:22 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:99 [ref. 25711], Collier et al. 2009:192 [ref. 30003], Huber 2024:39 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys annulatus (Boulenger 1915). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Habitat: freshwater.

ansorgii, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:262 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 44); ref. 578] Masoma River, flowing into Lake Ogemwe [Ogemoué] at Umpokoya, 01°10'S, 9°59'E, northwestern Gabon, Africa. Lectotype: BMNH 1908.5.25.124. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1908.5.25.123 (1). Lectotype selected by Wildekamp & van der Zee 1995:15 [ref. 33496]. •Synonym of Epiplatys singa (Boulenger 1899) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:259 [ref. 6198]). •Valid as Epiplatys ansorgii (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp 1996:25 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:100 [ref. 25711], Huber 2006:77 [ref. 30603], van der Zee et al. 2007:97 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2013:413 [ref. 32829], Fermon et al. 2022:262 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[5] [ref. 39281], Huber 2024:25 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys ansorgii (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Ogooué River delta, Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

atratus, Epiplatys van der Zee [J. R.], Mbimbi Mayi Munene [J. J.] & Sonnenberg [R.] 2013:413, Figs. 3-4 [Zootaxa 3700 (no. 3); ref. 32829] Kasaï Occidental, Lulua River Basin, Minkidimbua River, village Kakunku, 6° 06.23’S, 22° 42.49’E, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: AMNH 253839. Paratypes: (22) BMHN, AMNH. •Valid as Epiplatys atratus van der Zee, Mbimbi Mayi Munene & Sonnenberg 2013 -- (Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283] as atractus, Huber 2024:28 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys atratus van der Zee, Mbimbi Mayi Munene & Sonnenberg 2013. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

azureus, Epiplatys Berkenkamp [H. O.] & Etzel [V.] 1983:134, Figs. [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 36 (no. 4); ref. 8371] 500 meters north of Yreah, 5°29'N, 8°50'W, Liberia. Holotype: SMF 14449. Paratypes: SMF 14450 (16). •Synonym of Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941 -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:637 [ref. 21590], Seegers 1997:15 [ref. 23895]). •Synonym of Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941, but a valid subspecies -- (Wildekamp 1996:102 [ref. 23649]). •Valid as Epiplatys azureus Berkenkamp & Etzel 1983 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:245 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:341 [ref. 26477] with question, Lazara 2001:100 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:52 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys azureus Berkenkamp & Etzel 1983. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: northeastern Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

barmoiensis, Epiplatys Scheel [J. J.] 1968:102, 453, Figs. on p. 102 [Rivulins of the Old World; ref. 7644] Rokupr, Barmoi District, 9°02'N, 12°57'W, western Sierra Leone. Holotype: ZMUC P352582. Paratypes: ZMUC P352583 (1, allotype). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:55 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Epiplatys barmoiensis Scheel 1968 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:245 [ref. 6198], Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:341 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:633 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:28 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:100 [ref. 25711], Pezold et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38075], Huber 2024:48 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys barmoiensis Scheel 1968. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

baroi, Epiplatys sexfasciatus Berkenkamp [H. O.] 1975:72, Figs. 10-11, 14 [Aquarienfreund v. 4 (no. 4); ref. 7360] Creek 2.4 kilometers from "Palm Beach Hotel/Kribi" in direction to Kribi airfield, 2°58'N, 9°52'E, southern Cameroon. Holotype: MRAC 75-32-P-6. Paratypes: MRAC 75-32-P-7 (1), 75-32-P-8-9 (2), 75-32-P-10-12 (3). Supplemental information in Berkenkamp 1975:78a-78d, v. 4, No. 4 [ref. 33467]. •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:258 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895]). •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862, subspecies infrafasciatus (Günther 1866) -- (Lazara 2001:112 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Günther 1866) -- (Wildekamp 1996:79 [ref. 23649]). •Synonym of Epiplatys zenkeri (Ahl 1928) -- (Huber 2024:21 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys zenkeri (Ahl 1928). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

baudoni, Haplochilus Pellegrin [J.] 1922:75 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 47 (no. 3/4); ref. 5028] Gribingui River at Fort Crampel, 6°59'S, 19°11'E, western Central African Republic. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1921-0295. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:20 [ref. 19576]. •Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881), subspecies bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881) -- (Lazara 2001:101 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:246 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:32 [ref. 23649], Huber 2024:42 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

berkenkampi, Epiplatys Neumann [W.] 1978:125, Figs. [Aquarien Terrarien v. 25 (no. 4); ref. 8295] Fast-flowing creek about 30 kilometers south of Lambarene, on road from Bigouenia to Mora, about 0°58'S, 10°21'E, northwestern Gabon. Holotype: MTD F 1874. Paratypes: MTD F 1875 (1). Type catalog: Zarske 2003:26 [ref. 27474]. •Synonym of Epiplatys ansorgii (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp & van der Zee 1995:14 [ref. 33496], Wildekamp 1996:25 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:15 [ref. 23895]). •Valid as Epiplatys berkenkampi Neumann 1978 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:245 [ref. 6198], Lazara 2001:101 [ref. 25711], Fermon et al. 2022:262 [ref. 39448], Huber 2024:26 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys berkenkampi Neumann 1978. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: lower Congo River system (Gabon). Habitat: freshwater.

biafranus, Epiplatys Radda [A. C.] 1970:7 [Aquaria: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Vivaristik v. 4 (no. 1); ref. 20527] Vicinity of Port Harcourt, 4°46'N, 7°01'E, southeastern Nigeria. Holotype: NMW 5951. Paratypes: NMW 5952 (3). Brief description, no figure. Also described as new by Radda 1972:9 [ref. 31302] and Radda 1974:(3) [ref. 31304]. •Valid as Epiplatys biafranus Radda 1970 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:245 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:633 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:30 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:101 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:38 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys biafranus Radda 1970. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Niger Delta ecoregion endemic, southeastern Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

bifasciatus, Haplochilus Steindachner [F.] 1881:199 [21] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 83 (1. Abth.); ref. 4231] Bahr-el-Seraf [Zeraf] and Bahr-el-Gebel [Jebel], White Nile system, Sudan, probably the southwestern corner of the Al-Zeraf Game Reserve, 7.55°N, 30.53°E. Lectotype: NMW 62005. Paralectotypes: NMW 3385-91 (7); ZMB 21944 (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:162 [ref. 19981], Wildekamp et al. 1986:246 [ref. 6198]. On p. 21 of separate. Lectotype selected by Huber 2017:18 [ref. 35720]. •Valid as Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881), subspecies bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881) -- (Lazara 2001:101 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881) -- (Huber 1982:57 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:246 [ref. 6198], Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:341 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:632 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:32 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699], Dankwa et al. 1999:43 [ref. 28023], Neumann et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35036], Huber 2017:18 [ref. 35720], Trape 2018:38 [ref. 40217], Abdalla & Adam 2024:9 [ref. 42447], Huber 2024:42 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western and northern Africa: Senegal to upper Nile region, Sudan. Habitat: freshwater.

boulengeri, Haplochilus Pellegrin [J.] 1926:206 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 14 (no. 2); ref. 17939] Mongendé, western Democratic Republic of Congo. Lectotype: MRAC 18370. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1926-0242 (1); MRAC 17414-15 (1, 1) Tschimbu, 18371-72 (1, 1) Kidada. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:21 [ref. 19576]. Lectotype selected by Huber 1998:16 [ref. 23446]. •Synonym of Epiplatys multifasciatus (Boulenger 1913) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:254 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:93 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:109 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys boulengeri (Pellegrin 1926) -- (Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Murphy & Collier 1997:797 [ref. 25585], Huber 2024:26 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys boulengeri (Pellegrin 1926). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Africa: western Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

cashneri, Epiplatys Pezold [F.], Ford [K.] & Schmidt [R. C.] 2021:78, Figs. 1-3A [aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology v. 26 (no. 3-4) [for 2020]; ref. 38075] Metennee Creek south of Tuzon at WT 06, Dugbe River basin, Sinoe County, Liberia, 5.090216°N, 8.4943°W. Holotype: AMNH 277084. Paratypes: (132) AMNH, BMNH, MNHN, USNM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Epiplatys cashneri Pezold, Ford & Schmidt 2021 -- (Huber 2024:54 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys cashneri Pezold, Ford & Schmidt 2021. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: upper Geebo and Dugbe River drainages, southeastern Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

chaperi, Haplochilus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1882:323 [11], Pl. 5 (figs. 4-5) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 7 (no. 5); ref. 18674] Lagune d'Assinie, Couracrou, east of Abidjan, 5°22'N, 3°11'W, southeastern Ivory Coast, West Africa. Syntypes: MNHN A-4423 (Bertin & Estéve holotype); BMNH 1882.5.8.1 [ex MNHN] (1); MNHN A-4424 (5), A-4425 (1); ZMB 11900 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:19 [ref. 19576], Wildekamp et al. 1986:247 [ref. 6198], Paepke & Seegers 1986:162 [ref. 19981]. On p. 11 of separate. Huber 2024:33 [ref. 41036] lists a holotype MNHN A-4423. •Valid as Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882), subspecies chaperi (Sauvage 1882) -- (Dankwa et al. 1999:43 [ref. 28023], Lazara 2001:102 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:247 [ref. 6198], Huber 1982:63 [ref. 20638], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:629 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:36 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Murphy & Collier 1997:797 [ref. 25585], Huber 2024:33 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western Africa: Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo. Habitat: freshwater.

chevalieri, Haplochilus Pellegrin [J.] 1904:222 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 10 (no. 5); ref. 15194] Brazzaville, Congo River, 4°16'S, 5°17'E, Republic of Congo. Syntypes: MNHN 1904-0062 (3). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:20 [ref. 19576]. •Valid as Aplocheilus chevalieri (Pellegrin 1904) -- (Radda 1980:4 [ref. 31297]). •Valid as Epiplatys chevalieri (Pellegrin 1904), subspecies chevalieri (Pellegrin 1904) -- (Lazara 2001:103 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2013:414 [ref. 32829], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[10] 709 [ref. 38315], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000]). •Valid as Epiplatys chevalieri (Pellegrin 1904) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:248 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:46 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Huber 2024:29 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys chevalieri (Pellegrin 1904). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River system (Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

chinchoxoanus, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:305 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] Chinchoxo at mouth of Kouilou River, 4°28'S, 11°41'E, southwestern Republic of the Congo. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21035. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:164 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Epiplatys singa (Boulenger 1899) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:259 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:122 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:113 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:37 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys singa (Boulenger 1899). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

coccinatus, Epiplatys Berkenkamp [H. O.] & Etzel [V.] 1982:251, Figs. [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 35 (no. 7); ref. 8509] 3 kilometers south of Wadalna at Belefuanai on the way from Gbaruka to Zorzor, about 7°13'N, 9°27'W, central Liberia. Holotype: SMF 16355. Paratypes: SMF 16356 (19). •Synonym of Epiplatys lamottei Daget 1954 -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:634 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Epiplatys coccinatus Berkenkamp & Etzel 1982 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:249 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:341 [ref. 26477], Wildekamp 1996:52 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:104 [ref. 25711], Etzel 2009:88 [ref. 30290], Pezold et al. 2021:84 [ref. 38075], Huber 2024:52 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys coccinatus Berkenkamp & Etzel 1982. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Weat Africa: central northern Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

dageti, Epiplatys Poll [M.] 1953:265, Fig. 3 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 48 (pts 3-4); ref. 12714] Swamp near Port Bouet, 18 kilometers from Abidjan, 5°15'N, 3°58'W, southern Ivory Coast. Holotype: MRAC 88280. Paratypes: MRAC 88281 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:40 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Epiplatys dageti Poll 1953, subspecies dageti Poll 1953 -- (Dankwa et al. 1999:43 [ref. 28023], Lazara 2001:104 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys dageti Poll 1953 -- (Huber 1982:62 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:249 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:341 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:628 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:54 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699], Pezold et al. 2016:105 [ref. 34870], Pezold et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38075], Huber 2024:34 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys dageti Poll 1953. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Westl Africa: Ivory Coast, Ghana and southwest Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

dauresi, Epiplatys olbrechtsi Romand [R.] 1985:10, Fig. 2C [Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 17270] Waterhole in a drying stream, vicinity of Bouaké, near the village of Betnouanbo, central Ivory Coast. Holotype: MRAC 84-31-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC 84-31-P-2-7 (1 ea.). •Synonym of Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941, but a valid subspecies dauresi Romand 1985 as described -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:639 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:104 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:110 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys dauresi Romand 1985 -- (Huber 2024:53 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys dauresi Romand 1985. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: central northern Ivory Coast. Habitat: freshwater.

decemfasciata, Panchax grahami var. Pellegrin [J.] 1933:118 [Archiv für Hydrobiologie v. 26; ref. 3413] Bobo Dioulasso, West Burkina Faso, 11°12'N, 4°18'W, Equatorial West Africa. Syntypes: MNHN 1932-0303 (1) Upper Volta; NMBA 4381-82 (2) Ivory Coast. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:23 [ref. 19576], Wildekamp et al. 1986:261 [ref. 6198], Kottelat & Sutter 1988:55 [ref. 13796]. •Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861) -- (Huber 1982:61 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:261 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:631 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:125 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:115 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:42 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

dorsalis, Epiplatys Mayer [F.] (ex Ahl) 1936:257, Fig. 2 [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 33 (no. 17); ref. 19988] Old Calabar, southeastern Nigeria [but locality questioned]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21028. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:158 [ref. 19981]. Also appeared as new in Ahl 1938:54, Fig. 3 [ref. 17128]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:93 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866), subspecies fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Lazara 2001:106 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:251 [ref. 6198], Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:636 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:61 [ref. 23649], Huber 2024:47 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

duboisi, Epiplatys Poll [M.] 1952:298, Fig. 4 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 46 (pts 3-4); ref. 12801] Near N'dolo, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 80139. Paratypes: MRAC 44725-30 (6), 75509-10 (2), 80140-41 (1, 1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:40 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Aplocheilus duboisi (Poll 1952) -- (Radda 1980:5 [ref. 31297]). •Valid as Aphyoplatys duboisi (Poll 1952) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:196 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1993:70 [ref. 26378], Poll & Gosse 1995:217 [ref. 24781], Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699]). •Valid as Epiplatys duboisi Poll 1952 -- (Lazara 2001:105 [ref. 25711], Collier et al. 2009:192 [ref. 30003], Huber 2024:40 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys duboisi Poll 1952. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Africa: middle and upper Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

esekanus, Epiplatys Scheel [J. J.] 1968:186, 454, Fig. on p. 185 [Rivulins of the Old World; ref. 7644] Brook 15 miles northern of Eseka, near Esejka-Jaunde-Edea road-crossing, 3°49'N, 10°48'E, eastern Cameroon. Holotype: ZMUC P352584. Paratypes: MRAC 73-39-P-2593-604 (12), ZMUC P352585 (1, allotype). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:55 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Epiplatys esekanus Scheel 1968 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:250 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:57 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:105 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:87 [ref. 30034], Huber 2024:22 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys esekanus Scheel 1968. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

etzeli, Epiplatys Berkenkamp [H. O.] 1975:191, Figs. 1-2 [Aquarienfreund v. 4 (no. 10); ref. 7357] Creek in the vicinity of Ono, 5°22'N, 3°34'W, southern Ivory Coast. Holotype: MRAC 75-60-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC 75-60-P-2 (1, allotype), 75-60-P-3 (1), 75-60-P-4-10 (7), 75-60-P-11-14 (4), 75-60-P-15-19 (5); ZMH 5678-81 (2, 11, 6, 11). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:416 [ref. 21161]. •Valid as Epiplatys etzeli Berkenkamp 1975 -- (Berkenkamp & Etzel 1980:34 [ref. 30497] misspelled etzteli, Huber 1982:64 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:250 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:631 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:59 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:105 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:36 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys etzeli Berkenkamp 1975. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: southeastern Ivory Coast, Eburneo ecoregion endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

fasciolatus, Haplochilus Günther [A.] 1866:358 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Freetown, 8°30'N, 13°15'W, Sierra Leon [Also Upper Nile]. Syntypes: (at least 6) BMNH 1863.3.9.24 (1) Khartum, 1866.7.15.8-11 (?5) Sierra Leone. •In part valid as Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:250 [ref. 6198]). •In part (syntypes from upper Nile only) synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:260 [ref. 6198]). •Valid as Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866), subspecies fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Lazara 2001:105 [ref. 25711], Etzel 2009:82 [ref. 30290]). •Valid as Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:341 [ref. 26477], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:636 [ref. 21590], Romand 1994:367 [ref. 21575], Wildekamp 1996:61 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699], Huber 2024:47 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone (possibly Guinea-Bissau). Habitat: freshwater.

grahami, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:267 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 44); ref. 578] Swamps in Lagos, 6°27'N, 3°23'E, Nigeria. Syntypes: BMNH 1911.5.8.1-4 (4 or 5). •Valid as Epiplatys grahami (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:252 [ref. 6198], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:635 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:70 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:107 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:91 [ref. 30034], Huber 2024:38 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys grahami (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Bénin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Equitorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

guineensis, Epiplatys Romand [R.] 1994:366, Figs. 1-3 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 21575] Toukoudi River, a tributary of Konkouré River, 36 kilometers south of town of Mamou, 10°17'N, 12°27'W, Guinea. Holotype: MNHN 1993-0258. Paratypes: MNHN 1993-0259 (4); MRAC 92-059-P-2338-2347 (10). •Valid as Epiplatys guineensis Romand 1994 -- (Wildekamp 1996:73 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:107 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:54 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys guineensis Romand 1994. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: northwestern Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

hildegardae, Epiplatys Berkenkamp [H. O.] 1978:133, Fig. 4 [Killi Kontakt v. 6 (no. 6); ref. 21586] N'Zérékoré, 7°54'N, 8°49"W, southeastern Guinea. Holotype: MRAC 73-39-P-626. Paratypes: MRAC 73-39-P-628-629 (1, 1), 73-39-P-630-38 (9). •Valid as Epiplatys hildegardae Berkenkamp 1978 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:634 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:75 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:107 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:50 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys hildegardae Berkenkamp 1978. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: southeastern Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

huberi, Aplocheilus (Epiplatys) Radda [A. C.] & Pürzl [E.] 1981:193, Figs. 1, 3 (top) [Aquaria v. 28 (no. 12); ref. 8429] Rainforest creek, southwestern flank of Du-Chaillu Massives, Ngounié, 25 kilometers east-northeast of N'Dendé, on road to Lebamba, about 2°14'S, 11°27'E, Ngunié Province, southwestern Gabon. Holotype: MRAC 80-54-P-1122. Paratypes: MRAC 80-54-P-1123-1125 (3). •Valid as Epiplatys huberi (Radda & Pürzl 1981) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:253 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:77 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:107 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:97 [ref. 30034], Fermon et al. 2022:263 [ref. 39448], Huber 2024:28 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys huberi (Radda & Pürzl 1981). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and southwest Congo River drainages. Habitat: freshwater.

huwaldi, Epiplatys fasciolatus Berkenkamp [H. O.] & Etzel [V.] 1978:191, Fig. [DKG-Journal v. 10 (no. 11); ref. 20528] Southern Liberia. Holotype: SMF 14442. Paratypes: Berkenkamp coll. HOB 0049-17 (1), 0110-17 (1); MRAC 78-31-P-1-2 (2); SMF 14443-48 (4). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:252 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477]). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866), subspecies tototaensis Romand 1978 -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:637 [ref. 21590], Lazara 2001:107 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys tototaensis Romand 1978 -- (Huber 2024:8 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys tototaensis Romand 1978. Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

infrafasciatus, Haplochilus Günther [A.] 1866:313, 357 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Old Calabar [Calabar], 4°57'N, 8°20'E, Nigeria. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.4.5.7. Second specimen questionably referred and not a type; reidentified on p. 357. •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:258 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:634 [ref. 21590]). •In part a synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861) [but based on Nile non-type specimen] -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:260 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:631 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862, but a valid subspecies infrafasciatus (Günther 1866) -- (Lazara 2001:112 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Günther 1866) -- (Wildekamp 1996:79 [ref. 23649], van der Zee et al. 2007:87 [ref. 30034], Fermon et al. 2022:263 [ref. 39448] with question, Huber 2024:20 [ref. 41036], van der Zee 2024:65 [ref. 41037]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Günther 1866). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southeast Nigeria to western Cameroon and Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

josianae, Epiplatys Berkenkamp [H. O.] & Etzel [V.] 1983:4, Pl.; Fig. 3 [Killi-Contact v. 11 (no. nos 2-3); ref. 8590] 11 miles north of Kenema, Kenema District, 8°00'N, 11°07'W, southeastern Sierra Leone. Holotype: ZMH 6133. Paratypes: Berkenkamp coll. HOB 0187-17 (4), SMF 17826 (2), ZMH 6454 (3). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:416 [ref. 21161]. •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866), but a valid subspecies -- (Wildekamp 1996:64 [ref. 23649]). •Valid as Epiplatys josianae Berkenkamp & Etzel 1983 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:253 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:636 [ref. 21590], Lazara 2001:108 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:52 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys josianae Berkenkamp & Etzel 1983. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: southeastern Sierra Leone. Habitat: freshwater.

kassiapleuensis, Epiplatys Berkenkamp [H. O.] & Etzel [V.] 1977:190, Figs. 2-3 [Aquarienfreund v. 6 (no. 10); ref. 8846] Creek 2 kilometers west of Kassiapleu, Hochland von Man, Ivory Coast. Holotype: MRAC 77-47-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC 77-47-P-2 (1), 77-47-P-3-9 (7); SMF 14027 (5); ZMH 5949 (5); ZSM 25423 (5). Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:416 [ref. 21161], Neumann 2011:271 [ref. 31652]. •Synonym of Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941 -- (Huber 1982:60 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:255 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941, but a valid subspecies kassiapleuensis Berkenkamp & Etzel 1977 -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:639 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:106 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:110 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys kassiapleurensis Berkenkamp & Etzel 1977 -- (Berkenkamp & Etzel 1980:34 [ref. 30497], Huber 2024:49 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys kassiapleuensis Berkenkamp & Etzel 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: middle and upper Sassandra River basin, western Ivory Coast. Habitat: freshwater.

lacazei, Haplochylus Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1885:98 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 9; ref. 3791] Lândana [? Cabinda, northwestern Angola], or possibly Gambia. Bouvier's coll. (probably lost). Original genus should have been Haplochilus / Aplocheilus. See Huber 2000:3-4 [ref. 24935] for locality information. •Treated as valid as "Epiplatys" lacazei (Rochebrune 1885) -- (Lazara 2001:108 [ref. 25711]). •Regarded by Huber 2000:8 [ref. 24935] as an invalid name based on Article 23.9 if it is found to be a senior synonym of a recognized species. •Probably a junior synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861) -- (Huber 2000:6 [ref. 24935], Huber 2024:8 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lamottei, Epiplatys fasiolatus Daget [J.] 1954:317, Fig. 120 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 36; ref. 11989] Simandou, about 9°00'N, 9°00'W, southeastern Guinea. Syntypes: IFAN (22). •Valid as Epiplatys lamottei Daget 1954 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:253 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:634 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:83 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:108 [ref. 25711], Etzel 2009:87 [ref. 30290], Pezold et al. 2021:84 [ref. 38075], Huber 2024:48 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys lamottei Daget 1954. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western Africa: southeast Guinea and north Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

leonensis, Epiplatys sexfasciatus Ahl [E.] 1937:240 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 22 (no. 2); ref. 15265] Village of Kissi near Freetown, 8°24'N, 12°59'W, southern Sierra Leone. Lectotype: ZMB 21156. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31476 [ex ZMB 21156] (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:158 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:93 [ref. 21847]. Lectotype selected in Paepke & Seegers 1986:158 [ref. 19981]. •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866), subspecies fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Lazara 2001:106 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:251 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:636 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:61 [ref. 23649], Huber 2024:47 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

lokoensis, Epiplatys Berkenkamp [H. O.] & Etzel [V.] 1978:157, Fig. 1 [DKG-Journal v. 10 (no. 9); ref. 20519] Port Loko District, west of Port Loko at Bonkorkon, 9°04'N, 12°13'W, western Sierra Leone. Holotype: SMF 14232. Paratypes: SMF 14233 (1). •Synonym of Epiplatys barmoiensis Scheel 1968 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:341 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:633 [ref. 21590], Lazara 2001:100 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys lokoensis Berkenkamp & Etzel 1978 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:254 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:85 [ref. 23649], Huber 2024:15 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Uncertain as Epiplatys lokoensis Berkenkamp & Etzel 1978. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: western Sierra Leone [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

longianalis, Epiplatys Knaack [K.] 1970:54, Fig. [Killifische im Aquarium; ref. 25875] Not available (after 1930); no description given, only color figure. See Berkenkamp 1972 [ref. 30116] for comments on availability and locality. •In the synonymy of Epiplatys bifasciatus bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881) -- (Lazara 2001:101 [ref. 25711]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881). Nothobranchiidae.

longiventralis, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:266 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 44); ref. 578] Swamps between Agwarba and Awka, southern Nigeria [Swamps between Agwarba and Awka, and mouths of Niger and Old Calabar rivers]. Lectotype: BMNH 1911.3.31.34. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1911.3.31.35-39 (5); and probably not this species: BMNH 1908.6.3.13 (1, mouth of the Niger, = Epiplatys grahami) and 1909.4.2.10-11 (2, Old Calabar, Nigeria, = Epiplatys infrafasciatus or E. togolensis). Lectotype selected by Huber 2024:17 [ref. 41036]. •Valid as Epiplatys longiventralis (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:254 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:635 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:87 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:108 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:20 [ref. 41036], van der Zee 2024:62 [ref. 41037]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys longiventralis (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Niger delta, southern Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

macrostigma, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:268 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 44); ref. 578] Lucola River, near Cabinda, about 6°32'S, 12°15'E, Angola. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1912.4.1.463. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:96 [ref. 13621], ANSP 38632-38641 erroneously listed as paratypes by Fowler 1916:426 [ref. 1394], species described from one specimen at BMNH. •Synonym of Aplocheilus singa (Boulenger 1899) -- (Radda 1980:2 [ref. 31297]). •Synonym of Epiplatys singa (Boulenger 1899) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:259 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:122 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:113 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:37 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys singa (Boulenger 1899). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

marni, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:70, Fig. 57 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 3; ref. 584] Unjustified emendation of Haplochilus marnoi Steindachner 1881. •Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861). Unjustified Emend.. Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

marnoi, Haplochilus Steindachner [F.] 1881:198 [20] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 83 (1. Abth.); ref. 4231] Bahr-el-Seraf and Bahr-el-Gebel, Nile River system, southern Sudan, probably the southwestern corner of the Al-Zeraf Game Reserve, 7.55°N, 30.53°E. Lectotype: NMW 59606. Paralectotypes: NMW 3392-94 (1, 1, 1), 62001 (5), 75989 (8), 98746 (7); ZMB 21943 (1). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:162 [ref. 19981]. On p. 20 of separate. Haplochilus marni Boulenger 1915 is an unjustified emendation. Lectotype selected by Huber 2017:17 [ref. 35720]. •Possibly valid as Epiplatys marnoi (Steindachner 1881) -- (Huber 2017:16 [ref. 35720]). •Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861) -- (Huber 1982:61 [ref. 20638], Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Lévêque 1990:43 [ref. 19786], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:631 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:125 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:114 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:42 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

matlocki, Epiplatys Fowler [H. W.] 1950:2, Figs. 1-3 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 225; ref. 12948] Robertsport, 6°48'N, 11°22'W, Liberia. Holotype: ANSP 72110. Paratypes: ANSP 72111-19 (9), 72120-23 (4), 72124 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:96 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866), subspecies fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Lazara 2001:106 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:251 [ref. 6198], Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:636 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:61 [ref. 23649], Huber 2024:47 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

mesogramma, Epiplatys Huber [J. H.] 1980:9, Fig. 6 [Killi Revue v. 7 (no. 2) (suppl.); ref. 8712] Small stream along Mbaiki-Mongoumba road, south of Bangui, 3°55'N, 18°10'E, Central African Republic. Holotype: MNHN 1979-0668. Paratypes: MNHN 1979-0669 (2). •Valid as Epiplatys mesogramma Huber 1980 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:262 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:91 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:108 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2013:414 [ref. 32829], Huber 2024:27 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys mesogramma Huber 1980. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Central African Republic. Habitat: freshwater.

monroviae, Epiplatys dageti Arnoult [J.] & Daget [J.] 1965:598 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 36 (no. 5) (1964); ref. 9193] Monrovia, 6°19'N, 10°48'W, Liberia. Holotype: BMNH 1911.6.26.3. Paratypes: BMNH 1908.6.3.14-16 (3), 1909.4.2.14-15 (2), 1911.6.26.4. (1); MNHN 1964-0285 (2). •Synonym of Epiplatys dageti Poll 1953 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:249 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:54 [ref. 23649]). •Synonym of Epiplatys dageti Poll 1953, but a valid subspecies monroviae Arnoult & Daget 1965 as described -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:629 [ref. 21590], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:104 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys monroviae Arnoult & Daget 1965 -- (Huber 2024:35 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys monroviae Arnoult & Daget 1965. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western Africa: northwestern Liberia and Guinée. Habitat: freshwater.

multifasciatus, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1913:42 [Bulletins Mensuels / Société des naturalistes Luxembourgeois v. 23; ref. 14946] Kondué, Kasai Province 4°59'S, 23°18'E, southern Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1913.4.5.11-16 (6); MRAC 1848-49 (2), 1850-52 (3), 1853-55 (3), 2701-27 (27), 2728-33 (6), 3310-19 (10), 3320-26 (7), 15307-17 (11), 15318-23 (6). •Valid as Epiplatys multifasciatus (Boulenger 1913) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:254 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:93 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:109 [ref. 25711], Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699], Huber 2006:77 [ref. 30603], van der Zee et al. 2007:95 [ref. 30034], van der Zee et al. 2013:413 [ref. 32829], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[10] 709 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:263 [ref. 39448], Huber 2024:25 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys multifasciatus (Boulenger 1913). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: eastern Congo River system (Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

ndelensis, Epiplatys Fowler [H. W.] 1949:265, Figs. 64-68 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 101; ref. 1461] Near N'délé, 8°24'S, 20°20'E, Central African Republic [Ubangui-Shari]. Holotype: ANSP 71920 (with paratypes). Paratypes: ANSP 71921-23 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:97 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Epiplatys grahami (Bouenger 1911) -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367]). •Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881), subspecies bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881) -- (Lazara 2001:102 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881) -- (Huber 1982:62 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:246 [ref. 6198], Huber 2024:43 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

neumanni, Epiplatys Berkenkamp [H. O.] 1993:6, Figs. 3-4 [Wissenschaftliche Publikationen aus dem Referat Fischbestimmung des VDA – Bezirks 25, Weser-Ems 1993 (no. 1); ref. 21587] 17 kilometers northeast of Makokou, village of Latta, Ivindo basin, northern Gabon, 0°37'N, 13°00'E. Holotype: SMF 18449. Paratypes: SMF 18450-55 (1, 6, 1, 2, 1, 1). •Synonym of Epiplatys sangmelinensis (Ahl 1928), but a valid subspecies -- (Seegers 1997:15 [ref. 23895], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895]). •Valid as Epiplatys neumanni Berkenkamp 1993 -- (Wildekamp 1996:96 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:109 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:93 [ref. 30034], Fermon et al. 2022:263 [ref. 39448], Huber 2024:32 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys neumanni Berkenkamp 1993. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and northwestern Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

nigricans, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1913:160 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 14944] Dungu, at the Kibali-Dungu River junction, 3°37'N, 28°34'E, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1912.12.6.15 (1), MRAC 1801-02 (1, 1). •Synonym of Epiplatys chevalieri (Pellegrin 1904), but a valid subspecies nigricans (Boulenger 1913) -- (Wildekamp 1996:49 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:103 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2013:414 [ref. 32829]). •Valid as Epiplatys nigricans (Boulenger 1913) -- (Huber 2024:30 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys nigricans (Boulenger 1913). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Africa: upper Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo And Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

nigromarginatus, Epiplatys Schultze [O.] (ex Ahl) 1937:606, Figs. [Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 34 (no. 42); ref. 19989] Niger [aquarium import]. Lectotype: ZMB 21151. Paralectotypes: ZMB 31475 [ex. ZMB 21151] (2). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:158 [ref. 19981]. The species was credited to Ahl by Schultze, but Schultze's publication apparently appeared first, so species is authored by Schultze. Also appeared as new in Ahl 1938:56 [ref. 17128]. Lectotype selected by Seegers in Paepke & Seegers 1986:158 [ref. 19981] [perhaps in error if not Schultze specimens]. •Synonym of Epiplatys grahami (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:252 [ref. 6198], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:635 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:70 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:107 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:38 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys grahami (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

njalaensis, Epiplatys Neumann [W.] 1976:4, Figs. [Aquarien Terrarien v. 23 (no. 1); ref. 8296] Njala, Southwest Province, about 4 miles north of Mano Geleben, Yong River drainage, 7°54'N, 11°24'W, Sierra Leone. Holotype: MTD F 871. Paratypes: MTD F 1872 (1), F 4250-51 (2), F 21703-04 (2). Type catalog: Zarske 2003:26 [ref. 27474]. •Valid as Epiplatys njalaensis Neumann 1976 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:255 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:639 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:98 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:109 [ref. 25711], Pezold et al. 2021:83 [ref. 38075], Huber 2024:49 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys njalaensis Neumann 1976. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: Sierra Leone and Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

nyongensis, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1928:119, Fig. 5 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 79 (nos 3/4) (art. 8); ref. 78] Nyong River, southern Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 16245. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:166 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Epiplatys sangmelinensis (Ahl 1928) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:247 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:117 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:111 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:31 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys sangmelinensis (Ahl 1928). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

olbrechtsi, Epiplatys Poll [M.] 1941:139, Fig. 4 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 34 (no. 2); ref. 13178] Confluent of Masei River and Bon de Boan River, Ivory Coast. Syntypes: MRAC 66388-91 (4). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:40 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941, subspecies olbrechtsi Poll 1941 -- (Lazara 2001:109 [ref. 25711], Etzel 2009:88 [ref. 30290], Pezold et al. 2016:106 [ref. 34870], Pezold et al. 2021:85 [ref. 38075]). •Valid as Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941 -- (Huber 1982:60 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:255 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:637 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:100 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Huber 2024:47 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: Liberia, Ivory Coast and Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

ornatus, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1928:161, Fig. [Das Aquarium: eine Zeitschrift mit Bildern für Liebhaber, Schulen und Naturfreunde, Berlin 1928 (no. 9); ref. 35576] West Africa [aquarium import]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21196. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:166 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. Described in more detail by Ahl 1928:118 [ref. 78]. •Synonym of Epiplatys singa (Boulenger 1899) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:259 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:122 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:113 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:37 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys singa (Boulenger 1899). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

phoeniceps, Epiplatys Huber [J. H.] 1980:12 [Killi Revue v. 7 (no. 2) (suppl.); ref. 8712] Small stream, 200 meters south of village of Ignoli, about 13 kilometers south of Débrouillé, 0°42'N, 15°34'E, Sangha basin, northern Republic of the Congo. Holotype: MNHN 1980-1125. Paratypes: MNHN 1980-1126 and 1127 (3, 4). •Valid as Epiplatys phoeniceps Huber 1980 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:256 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:110 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:110 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2013:414 [ref. 32829], Huber 2024:27 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys phoeniceps Huber 1980. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Central Africa: northwestern Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

puetzi, Epiplatys fasciolatus Berkenkamp [H. O.] & Etzel [V.] 1985:397, Fig. [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 38 (no. 9); ref. 8974] 20 kilometers north of Buchanan, Liberia, 6°04'N, 10°01'W. Holotype: SMF 18430. Paratypes: SMF 18431 (10). Also appeared in Berkenkamp & Etzel 1986 [ref. 21584]. •Synonym of Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:637 [ref. 21590], Seegers 1997:15 [ref. 23895]). •Synonym of Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Wildekamp 1996:108 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895]). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866), but a valid subspecies puetzi Berkenkamp & Etzel 1985 as described -- (Lazara 2001:106 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys puetzi Berkenkamp & Etzel 1985 -- (Huber 2024:53 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys puetzi Berkenkamp & Etzel 1985. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: eastern Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

rathkei, Epiplatys sexfasciatus Radda [A. C.] 1970:147, Fig. [Aquaria: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Vivaristik v. 4 (no. 10); ref. 20530] Kumba water (Kaké River = Sand River) in the area of Kumba, 4°39'N, 9°26'E, western Cameroon. Holotype: NMW 5963. Paratypes: NMW 5964 (1). See also Epiplatys sexfasciatus ratkei Häfelin 1972. •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:258 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862, but a valid subspecies rathkei Radda 1970 as described -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:635 [ref. 21590], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:112 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Günther 1866) -- (Wildekamp 1996:79 [ref. 23649]). •Valid as Epiplatys rathkei Radda 1970 -- (Huber 2024:22 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys rathkei Radda 1970. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Kumba area, northwestern Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

ratkei, Epiplatys sexfasciatus Häfelin [W.] 1972:[1] [Killifisch-Portrait mit Farbdia. no. 4; ref. 32208] Kumba water (Kake River = Sand River) in the area of Kumba, 4°39'N, 9°26'E, western Cameroon. Holotype: NMW 5963 (not seen). Paratypes: NMW 5964 (1). Copied with spelling error from original description of Epiplatys sexfasciatus rathkei Radda 1970. •Synonym of Epiplatys rathkei Radda 1970. Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys rathkei Radda 1970. Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

roloffi, Epiplatys Romand [R.] 1978:370, Fig. 1 [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 31 (no. 11); ref. 8885] Salayea, 7°37'N, 9°29'W, northern Liberia. Holotype: MNHN 1978-0460. Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0461 (1), MRAC 76-21-P-1-6 (6). Also appeared in Romand 1978:977 [ref. 8791]; date for ref. 8885 is 2 Nov. and ref. 8791 is 29 Dec. •Valid as Epiplatys roloffi Romand 1978 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:256 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:633 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:112 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Murphy & Collier 1997:797 [ref. 25585], Lazara 2001:110 [ref. 25711], Etzel 2009:87 [ref. 30290], Pezold et al. 2021:84 [ref. 38075], Huber 2024:51 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys roloffi Romand 1978. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: northwestern Liberia and Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

rubropunctatus, Haplochilus (Panchax) Steindachner [F.] 1867:345 [39] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 56 (1. Abth.); ref. 14188] Originally as China and, Sri Lanka [actual is possibly Gabon]. Lectotype: NMW 14488 (50.1 mm S.L.). Paralectotypes: NMW 14488 (1 of 2). On p. 39 of separate. Lectotype selected by Huber 2000:45 [ref. 24475]. •Nomen oblitum, probably an African Epiplatys -- (Wildekamp 1996:114 [ref. 23649]). •Questionably valid as "Aplocheilus" rubropunctatus (Steindachner 1867) -- (Lazara 2001:52 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862 -- (Huber 2000:45 [ref. 24475], Huber 2024:8 [ref. 41036], Huber 2024:19 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

ruhkopfi, Epiplatys Berkenkamp [H. O.] & Etzel [V.] 1980:166, Figs. [DKG-Journal v. 12 (no. 11); ref. 20529] 500 meters north of Kaningali Town, between Zienzu and Suakoko, 6°55'N, 9°39'W, central Liberia. Holotype: SMF 15308. •Valid as Epiplatys ruhkopfi Berkenkamp & Etzel 1980 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:256 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Wildekamp 1996:115 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:111 [ref. 25711], Etzel 2009:88 [ref. 30290], Pezold et al. 2021:84 [ref. 38075], Huber 2024:51 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys ruhkopfi Berkenkamp & Etzel 1980. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: northern central Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

samborskii, Epiplatys chaperi Neumann [W.] 2003:5, Figs. [DKG-Journal v. 35 (no. 1); ref. 27486] 5 kilometers from Tomso Village on road from Dompem to Tarkwa, Ghana, ca. 5.3°N, 2.0°W. Holotype: MTD F 26197. Paratypes: MTD F 26198-103 (6). Type catalog: Zarske 2003:26 [ref. 27474]. •Synonym of Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882) but a valid subspecies samborskii Neumann 2003 as described. •Valid as Epiplatys samborskii Neumann 2003 -- (Huber 2024:36 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys samborskii Neumann 2003. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: southern Ghana. Habitat: freshwater.

sangmelinensis, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1928:118, Fig. 4 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 79 (nos 3/4) (art. 8); ref. 78] Sangmelina, on upper Lobo River, 2°55'N, 12°02'E, southern Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21194. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:167 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Epiplatys sangmelinensis (Ahl 1928) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:256 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:117 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:111 [ref. 25711], Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699], van der Zee et al. 2007:93 [ref. 30034], Sonnenberg & Schunke 2010:337 [ref. 30994], Huber 2024:31 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys sangmelinensis (Ahl 1928). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Sanaga, Nyong and Dja River drainages, central Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

schreiberi, Epiplatys chaperi Berkenkamp [H. O.] 1975:91, Figs. 9-10 [Aquarienfreund v. 4 (no. 5); ref. 7359] 5 kilometers southeast of Kumasi, between Asukwa and Chirapatre, 6°38'N, 1°40'W, western Ghana. Holotype: MRAC 75-32-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC 75-32-P-2 (1), 75-32-P-3-5 (3). •Synonym of Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:248 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Berkenkamp & Etzel 1980:34 [ref. 30497], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:631 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:39 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:102 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys schreiberi Berkenkamp 1975 -- (Huber 2024:35 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys schreiberi Berkenkamp 1975. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: Ashanti region, central Ghana. Habitat: freshwater.

senegalensis, Haplochilus Steindachner [F.] 1870:559 [27], Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 61 (1. Abth.); ref. 18768] Dagana, 16°39'N, 15°30'W, western Senegal. Syntypes: (several) NMW 15092 (1), 75838 (2). Type catalog: Wildekamp et al. 1986:260 [ref. 6198]. On p. 27 of separate. •Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861) -- (Huber 1982:57 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:260 [ref. 6198], Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:631 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:125 [ref. 23649], Huber 1998:30 [ref. 23446], Lazara 2001:114 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:42 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

sexfasciata, Poecilia Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1864:396 [Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1864; ref. 3437] Liberia. Holotype (unique): ZMB 5409. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:168 [ref. 19981]. Secondarily preoccupied in Epiplatys by E. sexfasciatus Gill 1862. •Synonym of Epiplatys dageti Poll 1953 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:250 [ref. 6198], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:628 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:54 [ref. 23649]). •Synonym of Epiplatys dageti Poll 1953, subspecies monroviae Arnoult & Daget 1965 -- (Lazara 2001:104 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys monroviae Arnoult & Daget 1965 -- (Huber 2024:35 [ref. 41036]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys monroviae Arnoult & Daget 1965. Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

sexfasciatus, Epiplatys Gill [T. N.] 1862:136 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1661] Gabon, western Africa [possibly Lambaréné, about 0°52'S, 10°22'E]. Lectotype: ANSP 7129. Paralectotypes: ANSP 7130-40 (11), MNHN 1921-0125 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:97 [ref. 13621]. See Huber 1998:14 [ref. 23446] for locality information. •Valid as Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862, subspecies sexfasciatus Gill 1862 -- (Lazara 2001:111 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:257 [ref. 6198], Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478] dated 1863, Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:634 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:119 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Dankwa et al. 1999:43 [ref. 28023], Aarn & Shepherd 2001:211, 223 [ref. 25699], van der Zee et al. 2007:89 [ref. 30034], Sonnenberg & Busch 2012:15 [ref. 32091], Fermon et al. 2022:263 [ref. 39448], Huber 2024:19 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Equatorial Guinea to western Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

sheljuzhkoi, Epiplatys Poll [M.] 1953:262, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 48 (pts 3-4); ref. 12714] Near Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Holotype: MRAC 88278. Paratypes: MRAC 88279 (1). Type catalog: Wildekamp et al. 1986:247 [ref. 6198], Derijst 1991:40 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:247 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882), but a valid subspecies sheljuzhkoi Poll 1953 -- (Huber 1982:63 [ref. 20638], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:629 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:41 [ref. 23649], Dankwa et al. 1999:43 [ref. 28023], Lazara 2001:103 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys sheljuzhkoi Poll 1953 -- (Huber 2024:34 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys sheljuzhkoi Poll 1953. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: Ivory Coast and southwestern Ghana. Habitat: freshwater.

singa, Haplochilus Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:113, Pl. 47 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Série Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 5); ref. 589] Boma swamps, lower Congo River system, 5°51'S, 13°03'E, western Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 989. •Valid as Aplocheilus singa (Boulenger 1899) -- (Radda 1980:2 [ref. 31297]). •Valid as Epiplatys singa (Boulenger 1899) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:259 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:122 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Aarn & Shepherd 2001:223 [ref. 25699], Lazara 2001:113 [ref. 25711], van der Zee et al. 2007:91 [ref. 30034], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564], Huber 2020:5 [ref. 37934], Fermon et al. 2022:264 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[5] [ref. 39281], Huber 2024:37 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys singa (Boulenger 1899). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

spilargyreia, Poecilia Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:258 [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Fresh water of the coast of Mandingues, eastern Africa [but probably near coast at Saint Louis, Senegal]. Lectotype: MNHN 0000-2992. Paralectotypes: MNHN B-2651 [ex MNHN 0000-2992] (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1950:18 [ref. 19576], Wildekamp et al. 1986:260 [ref. 6198]. Lectotype apparently selected by Clausen (not researched and not designated here). For locality information see Huber 1998:29 [ref. 23446]. •Valid as Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861) -- (Huber 1982:57 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:260 [ref. 6198], Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Lévêque 1990:43 [ref. 19786], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:631 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:125 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Dankwa et al. 1999:43 [ref. 28023], Lazara 2001:114 [ref. 25711], Neumann et al. 2016:306 [ref. 35036], Abdalla & Adam 2024:9 [ref. 42447], Huber 2024:42 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys spilargyreius (Duméril 1861). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Western, central and northern Africa: from Senegal to the upper Nile basin and south to the Congo basin. Habitat: freshwater.

spillmanni, Epiplatys Arnoult [J.] 1960:219, Fig. [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no. 3); ref. 11889] Creek in Nannafoues forest, vicinity of Bouaké, about 7°52'N, 5°12'W, central Ivory Coast. Holotype: MNHN 1960-0394. Paratypes: MNHN 1960-0394 bis (1), 1960-0395 (8), 1960-0396 (12), B-2991 (1). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:273 [ref. 20870]. •Synonym of Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:248 [ref. 6198]). •Synonym of Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage 1882), but a valid subspecies spillmanni Arnoult 1960 -- (Huber 1982:63 [ref. 20638], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:631 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:44 [ref. 23649], Lazara 2001:103 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys spillmanni Arnoult 1960 -- (Huber 2024:35 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys spillmanni Arnoult 1960. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: central Ivory Coast. Habitat: freshwater.

steindachneri, Panchax Svensson [G. S. O.] 1933:84, Pl. 6 (figs. 2-4); Fig. 26 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 12 (no. 3); ref. 16524] Swamps along Gambia River, Gambia, western Africa. Syntypes: (50) NRM 10239 (1), 11148 (19), 13957 (59). •Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881), subspecies bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881) -- (Lazara 2001:101 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys steindachneri (Svensson 1933) -- (Costa 2009:122 [ref. 30421]). •Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:246 [ref. 6198], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Wildekamp 1996:32 [ref. 23649], Huber 2024:43 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

superbus, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1924:306 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 60 (nos 11/12); ref. 15436] West Africa [aquarium material]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 21080. Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:168 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Valid as Epiplatys superbus (Ahl 1924) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:261 [ref. 6198], Wildekamp 1996:129 [ref. 23649]). •Synonym of Epiplatys grahami (Boulenger 1911) -- (Lazara 2001:107 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:38 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys grahami (Boulenger 1911). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

taeniatus, Panchax Pfaff [J. R.] 1933:294, Fig. 7 [Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 94; ref. 16517] Jebba, on Niger River, Niger State, 9°08'N, 4°50'E, northwestern Nigeria. Holotype: ZMUC. Paratypes: ZMUC (3). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:56 [ref. 9588]. •Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881), but a valid subspecies taeniatus Pfaff 1933 -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:632 [ref. 21590], Dankwa et al. 1999:44 [ref. 28023], Lazara 2001:102 [ref. 25711]). •Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881) -- (Huber 1982:62 [ref. 20638], Wildekamp et al. 1986:246 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:341 [ref. 26477], Lévèque et al. 1991:144 [ref. 31367], Wildekamp 1996:32 [ref. 23649], Huber 2024:15 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Synonym of Epiplatys bifasciatus (Steindachner 1881). Nothobranchiidae. Habitat: freshwater.

togolensis, Epiplatys sexfasciatus Loiselle [P. V.] 1971:37, Fig. 2 [Journal of the American Killifish Association v. 7 (no. 2); ref. 7438] Headwaters of Hedjo (Todzie) River in coffee plantation of the Chief of Eyo, 8 kilometers north of Palimé, 6°55'N, 0°37'E, Togo. Holotype: USNM 205529. Paratypes: BMNH 1970.9.16.13-21 (9), USNM 205530-31 (1, 9). •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862 -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:258 [ref. 6198]). •Mention -- (Paugy & Bénech 1989:303 [ref. 26478]). •Synonym of Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill 1862, but a valid subspecies togolensis Loiselle 1971 as described -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:635 [ref. 21590], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Dankwa et al. 1999:44 [ref. 28023], Lazara 2001:113 [ref. 25711]). •Valid as Epiplatys togolensis Loiselle 1971 -- (Wildekamp 1996:130 [ref. 23649], Huber 2024:23 [ref. 41036], van der Zee 2024:67 [ref. 41037]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys togolensis Loiselle 1971. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: Bénin, Ghana, Togo and southwest Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

tototaensis, Epiplatys fasciolatus Romand [R.] 1978:43, Figs. 1-2 [Cybium 3e série. Bulletin de la Société Française d'Ichtyologie No. 4; ref. 9012] Small river south of Totota, 6°49'N, 9°56'W, Liberia. Holotype: MNHN 1978-0134. Paratypes: MNHN 1978-0135 (7). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:251 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477]). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866), but a valid subspecies tototaensis Romand 1978 as described -- (Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:637 [ref. 21590], Wildekamp 1996:66 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895], Lazara 2001:106 [ref. 25711], Etzel 2009:82 [ref. 30290], Pezold et al. 2021:84 [ref. 38075]). •Valid as Epiplatys tototaensis Romand 1978 -- (Huber 2024:50 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys tototaensis Romand 1978. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: western Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

zenkeri, Panchax Ahl [E.] 1928:117, Fig. 3 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 79 (nos 3/4) (art. 8); ref. 78] Bipindenof [Bipindi], 3°12'N, 10°35'E, southwestern Cameroon. Holotype: ZMB 31320 [ex ZMB 16635]. Paratypes: ZMB 31495 [ex ZMB 31320 = ex ZMB 16635] (2). Type catalog: Paepke & Seegers 1986:168 [ref. 19981]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:94 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Epiplatys grahami (Boulenger 1911) -- (Wildekamp 1996:70 [ref. 23649]). •Synonym of Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Günther 1866) but a valid subspecies as described. •Valid as Epiplatys zenkeri (Ahl 1928) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:262 [ref. 6198], Lazara 2001:115 [ref. 25711], Huber 2024:21 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys zenkeri (Ahl 1928). Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: Africa: between Bipindi and Kribi, western Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

zimiensis, Epiplatys Berkenkamp [H. O.] 1977:166, Fig. 2 [Aquarienfreund v. 6 (no. 9); ref. 8847] Creek at Zimi (entrance area of the Maho River), Pujehun District, Southwest Province, Sierra Leone. Holotype: MRAC 77-37-P-1. Paratypes: MRAC 77-37-P-2-8 (6); Berkenkamp coll. (1). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Wildekamp et al. 1986:251 [ref. 6198], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Romand in Lévêque et al. 1992:636 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866), but a valid subspecies -- (Wildekamp 1996:68 [ref. 23649], Seegers 1997:16 [ref. 23895]). •Synonym of Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther 1866), subspecies fasciolatus (Günther 1866) -- (Lazara 2001:106 [ref. 25711], Etzel 2009:82 [ref. 30290]). •Valid as Epiplatys zimiensis Berkenkamp 1977 -- (Huber 2024:50 [ref. 41036]). Current status: Valid as Epiplatys zimiensis Berkenkamp 1977. Nothobranchiidae. Distribution: West Africa: southeastern Sierra Leone and northwestern Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.