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Re: Mount Nimba Epiplatys

Ted,

I have answered this on the list in order to remind everyone that
killietalk is archived. You can find them by following the link from the
AKA site. I found the original question, from Gary Elson, trying to ID a
fish in an importation. Posted on 7/21/99 Subject: epiplatys sp. nimba

Archiving is one reason to be careful about putting a useful subject to
your message. They can then be followed by thread. Please take the time to
change the subject to match the post that you are answering, rather than
Killietalk Digest V2 #280, etc.

Here is the original question and Tim's reply:

Hi,
Can i get some ID help from the Epiplatys gang on the list?
There's a Guinea shipment in town, with nice yellow finned normani
lampeyes, dageti that are ringers for the Monrovia photos, and...
a)      a large (8-9 cm) Epiplatys, very much like a fasciolatus type, that
comes from the Mount Nimba region in Guinea. It was exported as
Epiplatys "nimbaensis". Can anyone tell me what could come from that
region and what I would look at to identify it? I'm going to the
importer's tomorrow to get some.
b)      Lovely little barmoensis, according to the exporter. How does one
differentiate barmoensis from bifasciatus?
Thanks,
Gary Elson
Verdun, Quebec

There was an answer from Tim Addis, (then the replies from Charlie N. and
Raymond R.)

Hi Gary,

   Nobody seems to want to write in on this, but Epiplatys are my soft spot.
   I've never heard of E.sp.Nimba in the UK but I'm not saying it doesn't
exist.
   Mt.Nimba is a 5600 ft mountain in northern Liberia on the border with
Guinee & the Ivory Coast.
   Enough of the geography lesson. Man lies to the east & N'Zerekore lies to
the west. Both are known as collecting sites for Epi's.
   If you have a collection from this mountain it would be on the watershed
of the two collections.
   Firstly congratulations on getting them -- secondly, who the hell risked
walking through that cobra infested area to collect them ?
   Do you have a photo you could scan in ?

   Your barmoiensis are easily distinguishable from bifasciatus.
E.barmoiensis are the only Epi. to have elongated rays on the pectoral fin.
   E.bifasciatus is as the name suggests two striped & these are clearly
seen on the fish.
   Now then, who keeps Epiplatys in the US ? Killie keepers seem to be split
between Aphyosemion & annuals.
   Personally I like the odd balls like Epiplatys, Procatopus etc.
   I would really like to see more on these fish in the group.


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