Afronemacheilus
Appearance
Afronemacheilus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Nemacheilidae |
Genus: | Afronemacheilus Golubtsov & Prokofiev, 2009 |
Type species | |
Nemacheilus abyssinicus Boulenger, 1902
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Afronemacheilus is a genus of stone loaches endemic to Ethiopia.
Species
[edit]There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Afronemacheilus abyssinicus (Boulenger, 1902)
- Afronemacheilus kaffa Prokofiev & Golubtsov, 2013[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.