Afronemacheilus abyssinicus is a species of stone loach endemic to Ethiopia. It is known from the Blue Nile at its outlet from Tana Lake (the type locality), with records from the Baro River.[1] Originally the only species in its genus, in 2013 A. kaffa was described based on the Omo population, formerly included in A. abyssinicus.[2]
Afronemacheilus abyssinicus | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Nemacheilidae |
Genus: | Afronemacheilus |
Species: | A. abyssinicus |
Binomial name | |
Afronemacheilus abyssinicus (Boulenger, 1902) | |
Synonyms | |
Nemacheilus abyssinicus Boulenger, 1902 |
A. abyssinicus can reach a standard length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in).[2] The specific epithet, abyssinicus, is derived from Latin and means "Abyssinian" or "Ethiopian".[3]
Taxon identifiers | |
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Afronemacheilus abyssinicus | |
Nemacheilus abyssinicus |