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Epiplatys chevalieri (Pellegrin, 1904)

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Congo (Brazzaville) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: E. chevalieri chevalieri is present in various right bank tributaires of the lower and middle Congo River system from the Djoué up to the Likouala-aux-Herbes, including the Léfini, Alima and Likouala, in southeastern and eastern Republic of Congo; E. chevalieri nigricans is absent (Ref. 47774). Also Ref. 3788, 27139.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Wildekamp, R.H., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Epiplatys: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, platys = flat (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Pellegrin.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 7 - 10; non-migratory.   Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)

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