Fishes: Pseudoepiplatys

Monday, 23 July 2012

Pseudoepiplatys

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.