Afronemacheilus

Afronemacheilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Afronemacheilus ; Golubtsov & Prokofiev, 2009
Type species
	Nemacheilus abyssinicus; Boulenger, 1902

Last updated November 13, 2025

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

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

Afronemacheilus abyssinicus (Boulenger, 1902)
Afronemacheilus kaffa Prokofiev & Golubtsov, 2013^[2]

References

1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & 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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[CofF-1] 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Nemacheilidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 December 2024.

[Prokofiev2013-2] 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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