Afronemacheilus kaffa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cobitoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cobitoidei

Familia: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Afronemacheilus
Species: Afronemacheilus kaffa

Name

Afronemacheilus kaffa Prokofiev & Golubtsov, 2013

• Holotype: ZIN 55200.
• Paratypes: ZIN 52709, 52710, 55198, 55199, + uncat.; ZMMU 21895, 21896, 21897, 21898 + SAIAB uncat.

Type localitiy: Ethiopia, Anja River, Gojeb River tributary, Omo-Turkana basin, 7°27'N, 36°23'E [1].

Etymology: The species is named after Kaffa, the historical region of Ethiopia, where the type locality occurs.

References

• 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.