Afronemacheilus abyssinicus

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Afronemacheilus abyssinicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Afronemacheilus
Species:
A. abyssinicus
Binomial name
Afronemacheilus abyssinicus
(Boulenger, 1902)
Synonyms

Nemacheilus abyssinicusBoulenger, 1902

Afronemacheilus abyssinicus is a species of stone loach endemic to Ethiopia. As such, it is known as the ethiopian loach. [2] 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. [3]

A. abyssinicus can reach a standard length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in). [3] The specific epithet, abyssinicus, is derived from Latin and means "Abyssinian" or "Ethiopian". [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Getahun, A. (2010). "Nemacheilus abyssinicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T181589A7685600. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181589A7685600.en . Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ethiopian Loach (Afronemacheilus abyssinicus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Afronemacheilus abyssinicus". FishBase . September 2019 version.
  4. ↑ Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 1. ISBN   978-3-540-00489-9 . Retrieved 14 November 2018.


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