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Afronemacheilus abyssinicus (Boulenger, 1902)

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality of the holotype of Nemachilus abyssinicus: 'Bahardar, Lake Tsana' (Ref. 94279). According to fieldnotes of E. Degen, collector of the holotype, it was collected from 'a lagoon formed by one of the arms of the Abbai at its affluence from the lake' (Ref. 7096). Known from Lake Tana (Ref. 31508, 58460, 84254, 94278, 94279, 96382, 128753) and Baro River (Ref. 58460, 96382). Specimens reported from Gojeb River, tributary of the Omo River (Ref. 31508), have been reidentified as Afronemacheilus kaffa (Ref. 94278).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/et.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Prokofiev, A.M. and A.S. Golubtsov, 2013
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Common names from other countries

Etioopia afrotrulling, Etiopiannuoliainen, Mřenka tanská, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Afronemacheilus: Derived from Africa and the genus Nemacheilus..
  More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 12468)

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