Aphaniops stiassnyae explained

The Lake Afdera killifish (Aphaniops stiassnyae) is a species of fish in the family Aphaniidae.^[1] It is found in Lake Afdera in Ethiopia.^{[2] [3]} The species was evaluated by the IUCN on 1 May 2009 and listed as endangered on the Red List.

Etymology

The species name, stiassnyae, is named after Melanie L.J. Stiassny, who studied African fish.

Description

The Lake Afdera killifish reaches a maximum length of . It has a sharply upturned lower jaw; it is also one of two species in its genus to possess conical teeth.

Notes and References

1. Aphanius stiassnyae. 2348100. 2021-06-10.
2. Fishes in the desert: mitochondrial variation and phylogeography of Danakilia (Actinopterygii: Cichlidae) and Aphanius (Actinopterygii: Cyprinodontidae) in the Danakil Depression of northeastern Africa. 2018 . 29166850 . 2021-06-10 . Chiozzi . G. . Stiassny MLJ . Alter . S. E. . De Marchi . G. . Mebrahtu . Y. . Tessema . M. . Asmamaw . B. . Fasola . M. . Bellati . A. . Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis . 29 . 7 . 1025–1040 . 10.1080/24701394.2017.1404043 .
3. Getahun. Abebe. Lazara. Kenneth J.. 2001-02-01. https://bioone.org/journals/copeia/volume-2001/issue-1/0045-8511(2001)001[0150:LSANSO2.0.CO;2/Lebias-stiassnyae--A-New-Species-of-Killifish-from-Lake/10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0150:LSANSO]2.0.CO;2.full Lebias stiassnyae: A New Species of Killifish from Lake Afdera, Ethiopia (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae)]. Copeia. 2001. 1. 150–153. 10.1643/0045-8511(2001)001[0150:LSANSO]2.0.CO;2. 0045-8511.