Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Günther, 1866)

Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der, 2022, An annotated checklist of the fishes of Gabon, Cybium 46 (2), pp. 2-3 : 263

Epiplatys infrafasciatus (Günther, 1866)

Occurrence: questionable

Maximum length: 8 cm TL

Water type: freshwater

Environment: benthopelagic

Depth range: _

Migration: unknown

IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2010)

Source: preserved

Distribution and remarks: a Lower Guinea endemic, originally found between the eastern bank of the Cross River in south-east Nigeria, through the coastal plains of Cameroon, to the Rio Benito in northern Equatorial Guinea. E. infrafasciatus is replaced by E. sexfasciatus in Equatorial Guinea (Van der Zee, pers. com.). A sole record for Gabon: MRAC

P-96048.0068 “ Rivière Miame, près de Miango, route de Ndjolé-Lalara” is a probable misidentification (Van der Zee, pers. com.) .