Spotted epiplatys
Epiplatys singa
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A killifish from Central Africa, from small, weedy rainforest waters. It is not annual. It reaches about 6 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Epiplatys singa
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aphyosemion singa, Aplocheilus ansorgii, Aplocheilus macrostigma, Epiplatys ansorgii, Epiplatys chinchoxoanus, Epiplatys macrostigma, Epiplatys ornatus, Haplochilus ansorgei, Haplochilus ansorgii, Haplochilus macrostigma, Haplochilus senegalensis, Haplochilus singa, Panchax ansorgii, Panchax chinchoxoanus, Panchax macrostigma
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–25 °C
- pH
- 6–6.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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