After Miss Winifred Epie the daughter of Mr John Epie who managed the Meanje Rubber Estate in western Cameroon at the time these fish were discovered.

Radda A.C. & Scheel J.J. 1975.

Neue Formen der Gattung Aphyosemion Myers, aus dem südwestlichen Kamerun.

Das Aquarium 9 : 100-103, fig 5.

5 cm.

D = 11-12, A = 15, D/A = +7, ll = 29-30 (Scheel & Radda 1975).

n = 10, A = 20. (Scheel & Radda 1975).

Mesoaphyosemion

A.calliurum

• Aphyosemion winifredae Huber 1977

• Ebonji
• New Butu
• ABC 06-113 - New Butu - Mofanko Butu
• ABC 06 / 114 - New Butu - Big Butu
• AP 16 / 562 - Mofako Butu

17 km north of the Bekondo - Kumba - Lake Soden road junction close to Butu, southwestern Cameroon.

Found only from the type locality in the Meme River drainage system.

There would appear to be no natural barriers between A.celiae celiae & A.celiae winifredae & this together with a lack of karyotype evidence to seperate them could perhaps see them being lumped as A.celiae in the future.

The type locality was described as a small rainforest brook.

Reports suggest that eggs may be semi-dried for 3-4 weeks before wetting. Growth is quite rapid with sexual maturity possible at 5 months.

I bred these fish in the early '80's & raised about 5 pairs. They were seen in a Manchester group auction Nov 2000.

I found them a very shy fish which bury their heads in the sand substrate for some reason. Other breeders have not reported this.