Species that contain: Epiplatys and sexfasciatus [ 9 ] records

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.