Species that contain: Haplochilus and sexfasciatus [ 2 ] records

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.

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.