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.