Aphanius stiassnyae
Aphanius stiassnyae (Getahun & Lazara, 2001)
The Lake Afdera killifish (Aphaniops stiassnyae) is a species of fish in the family Aphaniidae. It is found in Lake Afdera in Ethiopia. The species was evaluated by the IUCN on 1 May 2009 and listed as endangered on the Red List.
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Description
The Lake Afdera killifish reaches a maximum length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in). It has a sharply upturned lower jaw; it is also one of two species in its genus to possess conical teeth.
== References ==
In human culture
The species name, stiassnyae, is named after Melanie L.J. Stiassny, who studied African fish.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2348100.