Aphaniops stiassnyae

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Aphaniops stiassnyae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Aphaniidae
Genus: Aphaniops
Species:
A. stiassnyae
Binomial name
Aphaniops stiassnyae
(Getahun & Lazara, 2001)
Synonyms
  • Lebias stiassnyaeGetahun & Lazara, 2001
  • Aphanius stiassnyae(Getahun & Lazara, 2001)

The Lake Afdera killifish (Aphaniops stiassnyae) is a species of fish in the family Aphaniidae. [2] It is found in Lake Afdera in Ethiopia. [3] [4] The species was evaluated by the IUCN on 1 May 2009 and listed as endangered on the Red List. [1]

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Etymology

The species name, stiassnyae, is named after Melanie L.J. Stiassny, who studied African fish. [5]

Description

The Lake Afdera killifish reaches a maximum length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in). It has a sharply upturned lower jaw; it is also one of two species in its genus to possess conical teeth. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Getahun, A. (2010). "Aphanius stiassnyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T182148A7817093. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182148A7817093.en . Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Aphanius stiassnyae". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. ↑ Chiozzi, G.; Stiassny MLJ; Alter, S. E.; De Marchi, G.; Mebrahtu, Y.; Tessema, M.; Asmamaw, B.; Fasola, M.; Bellati, A. (2018). "Fishes in the desert: mitochondrial variation and phylogeography of Danakilia (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) and Aphanius (Actinopterygii: Cyprinodontidae) in the Danakil Depression of northeastern Africa". Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis. 29 (7): 1025–1040. doi:10.1080/24701394.2017.1404043. PMID   29166850.
  4. ↑ Getahun, Abebe; Lazara, Kenneth J. (2001-02-01). "Lebias stiassnyae: A New Species of Killifish from Lake Afdera, Ethiopia (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae)" . Copeia. 2001 (1): 150–153. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0150:LSANSO]2.0.CO;2. ISSN   0045-8511.
  5. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aphaniops stiassnyae". FishBase . June 2021 version.
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