Epiplatys annulatus (Boulenger, 1915)
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
The clown killi (Epiplatys annulatus) or banded panchax, is a species of fish in the family Nothobranchiidae, an African rivuline, native to fresh water habitats in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in West Africa.
This species was described as Haplochilus annulatus by George Albert Boulenger in 1915 with the type locality given as most likely to be Maka at the mouth of the Moa River in Sierra Leone. The binomial consists of the generic name which is a compound of the Greek words ἐπί (epí) referring to 'above, on top of' and πλατύς (platýs) referring to 'flat, broad'. The specific name annulatus is Latin and refers to the 'ring' lateral pattern.
Wikipedia contributors, Clown killi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:28:51.588033+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Epiplatys annulatus (Boulenger, 1915)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1915)
- 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 annulatus (Boulenger, 1915)
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 grahami (Boulenger, 1911) | NothobranchiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epiplatys huberi (Radda & Pürzl, 1981) | 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 annulatus (Boulenger, 1915) (Boulenger, 1915) | synonym |
| Haplochilus annulatus Boulenger, 1915 Boulenger, 1915 | synonym |
| Pseudepiplatys annulatus (Boulenger, 1915) (Boulenger, 1915) | synonym |
| Aplocheilus annulatus (Boulenger, 1915) (Boulenger, 1915) | 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=1017207 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:6G72F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.