Fishes: Pseudoepiplatys Annulatus

Monday, 23 July 2012

Pseudoepiplatys Annulatus

The Clown killi or Banded panchax (Pseudepiplatys annulatus) is a species of killifish, and the only member of its genus. This small, banded fish is native to fresh water habitats in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in West Africa.Aplocheilidae are a family of bony fishes containing about 15 species. Formerly, the name "Aplocheilidae" was used for the Aplocheiloidei as a whole, i.e. including the Nothobranchiidae of Africa and the mainly South American Rivulidae as subfamilies. This obsolete system is sometimes still seen, e.g. in ITIS.They are small killifish, usually measuring about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) in length. Species are found southern Asia (Aplocheilus), and Madagascar (Pachypanchax). They live in fresh water but are somewhat salt-tolerant. They are also found in muddy or brackish water. Some species are kept as aquarium pets.Goniobranchus annulatus is a large smooth pale-bodied nudibranch with many vivid yellow spots, though these may be absent in some individuals. It has one purple ring around the gills and another ring around the rhinophores. The mantle usually has a purple border. It may grow to 100mm in total length. The gills are triangular in cross-section.