| 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: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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