Epiplatys grahami (Boulenger, 1911)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Epiplatys grahami is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is an African rivuline that is native to the fresh water habitats from south-eastern Benin and through southern Nigeria and Cameroon to north-western Equatorial Guinea.
This species reaches a length of 7.0 cm (2.8 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Epiplatys grahami; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:28:59.517563+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Epiplatys grahami (Boulenger, 1911)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1911)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Genus
- Epiplatys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCyprinodontiformes
- familyNothobranchiidae Garman, 1895
- genusEpiplatys Gill, 1862
- speciesEpiplatys grahami (Boulenger, 1911)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Epiplatys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Epiplatys fasciolatus (Günther, 1866) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys guineensis Romand, 1994 | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys duboisi Poll, 1952 | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Günther, 1866) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys multifasciatus (Boulenger, 1913) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys esekanus Scheel, 1968 | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys josianae Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1983 | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys chaperi (Sauvage, 1882) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys sexfasciatus Gill, 1862 | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys roloffi Romand, 1978 | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys huberi (Radda & Pürzl, 1981) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys lamottei Daget, 1954 | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Panchax grahami (Boulenger, 1911) (Boulenger, 1911) | synonym |
| Panchax superbus Ahl, 1924 Ahl, 1924 | synonym |
| Epiplatys grahami nigromarginatus Schultze, 1937 Schultze, 1937 | synonym |
| Aplocheilus grahami (Boulenger, 1911) (Boulenger, 1911) | synonym |
| Epiplatys zenkeri (Ahl, 1928) (Ahl, 1928) | synonym |
| Epiplatys superbus (Ahl, 1924) (Ahl, 1924) | synonym |
| Epiplatys nigromarginatus Schultze, 1937 Schultze, 1937 | synonym |
| Haplochilus grahami Boulenger, 1911 Boulenger, 1911 | synonym |
| Panchax zenkeri Ahl, 1928 Ahl, 1928 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1015104 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6G724. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.