Afronemacheilus kaffa

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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  • 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.