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Afronemacheilus abyssinicus
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Nemacheilidae
Genus:	Afronemacheilus
Species:	A. abyssinicus
Binomial name
	Afronemacheilus abyssinicus; (Boulenger, 1902)
Synonyms
	Nemacheilus abyssinicus Boulenger, 1902

Afronemacheilus abyssinicus is a species of stone loach endemic to Ethiopia. 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.^[2]

A. abyssinicus can reach a standard length of 5.1 cm (2.0 in).^[2] The specific epithet, abyssinicus, is derived from Latin and means "Abyssinian" or "Ethiopian".^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Getahun, A. (2010). "Nemacheilus abyssinicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181589A7685600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181589A7685600.en. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Afronemacheilus abyssinicus". FishBase. September 2019 version.
^ Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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[IUCN-1] Getahun, A. (2010). "Nemacheilus abyssinicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181589A7685600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181589A7685600.en. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

[FishBase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Afronemacheilus abyssinicus". FishBase. September 2019 version.

[Eggli_Newton_2004-3] Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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