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Aphaniops stiassnyae (Getahun & Lazara, 2001) Lake Afdera killifish |
| Family: | Aphaniidae (Oriental killifishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.66 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Ethiopia (Lake Afdera). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 11-11; Vertebrae: 26-26. Lower jaw sharply upturned, nearly perpendicular to body axis; teeth conical rather than tricuspid as in all Lebias species except L. asquamatus; cephalic neuromast system open, not in closed canals as in the L. dispar and L. fasciatus groups; interarcual cartilage absent versus present in all congeners except L. asquamatus; pectoral fins obliquely set rather than horizontal as in all congeners; large size, approaching 9.1 cm TL versus maximum body size of 7.0 cm TL for congeners (Ref. 39284). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||