The Lake Afdera killifish (Aphanius stiassnyae) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinodontidae. It is found in Lake Afdera in Ethiopia.[1][2] The species was evaluated by the IUCN on 1 May 2009 and listed as endangered on the Red List.[3]
| Lake Afdera killifish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aphaniidae |
| Genus: | Aphanius |
| Species: | A. stiassnyae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphanius stiassnyae (Getahun & Lazara, 2001)
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Etymology edit
The species name, stiassnyae, is named after Melanie L.J. Stiassny, who studied African fish.[4]
Description edit
The Lake Afdera killifish reaches a maximum length of 7.7 cm. It has a sharply upturned lower jaw; it is also one of two species in its genus to possess conical teeth.[4]
References edit
- ^ Chiozzi, G.; Stiassny MLJ; Alter, S. E.; De Marchi, G.; Mebrahtu, Y.; Tessema, M.; Asmamaw, B.; Fasola, M.; Bellati, A. (2018). "Fishes in the desert: mitochondrial variation and phylogeography of Danakilia (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) and Aphanius (Actinopterygii: Cyprinodontidae) in the Danakil Depression of northeastern Africa". Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis. 29 (7): 1025–1040. doi:10.1080/24701394.2017.1404043. PMID 29166850. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ Getahun, Abebe; Lazara, Kenneth J. (2001-02-01). "Lebias stiassnyae: A New Species of Killifish from Lake Afdera, Ethiopia (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae)". Copeia. 2001 (1): 150–153. doi:10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0150:LSANSO]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0045-8511.
- ^ "Aphanius stiassnyae (Getahun & Lazara, 2001)". Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ a b "Aphanius stiassnyae, Lake Afdera killifish". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2021-06-10.