Afronemacheilus
| Afronemacheilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Afronemacheilus Golubtsov & Prokofiev, 2009[1] |
| Type species | |
| Nemacheilus abyssinicus Boulenger, 1902>ref name = CofF/>
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Afronemacheilus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish of belonging to the family, Nemacheilidae, the stone loaches. The fishes in this genus are endemic to Ethiopia.
Species
[edit]There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Afronemacheilus abyssinicus (Boulenger, 1902)
- Afronemacheilus kaffa Prokofiev & Golubtsov, 2013[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nemacheilidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Prokofiev, A.M. & Golubtsov, A.S. (2013): Revision of the loach genus Afronemacheilus (Teleostei: Balitoridae: Nemacheilinae) with description of a new species from the Omo-Turkana basin, Ethiopia. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (1): 1-14.
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