''Afronemacheilus'' is a genus of

stone loach The stone loach (''Barbatula barbatula'') is a European species of fresh water ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae. It is one of nineteen species in the genus ''Barbatula''. Stone loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowin ...

es endemic to Ethiopia.

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Afronemacheilus abyssinicus ''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. Originally the only species in its genus, in 20 ...

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, 1902 * ''

Afronemacheilus kaffa ''Afronemacheilus'' is a genus of stone loaches endemic to Ethiopia. Species There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus: * ''Afronemacheilus abyssinicus'' Boulenger, 1902 * '' Afronemacheilus kaffa'' Prokofiev Sergei Sergeye ...

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, 2013Prokofiev, 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.''

References

Nemacheilidae Freshwater fish of Africa Fish of Ethiopia Endemic fauna of Ethiopia {{Nemacheilidae-stub