Afronemacheilus abyssinicus
Species of fish
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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]
| Afronemacheilus abyssinicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Afronemacheilus |
| Species: | A. abyssinicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Afronemacheilus abyssinicus (Boulenger, 1902) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nemacheilus abyssinicus Boulenger, 1902 | |
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]
