Biology:Fourspine leaffish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Nandidae |
| Genus: | Afronandus Meinken, 1955 |
| Species: | A. sheljuzhkoi
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| Afronandus sheljuzhkoi (Meinken, 1954)
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The fourspine leaffish (Afronandus sheljuzhkoi), is a species of ray-finned fish native to rivers and streams in Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] Although formerly placed in the family Nandidae, most recent authorities place Afronandus in Polycentridae.[3][4] The specific name honours the collector of the type, Leo Sheljuzhko (1890–1969), a Ukrainian-German entomologist who sent the type to Meinken.[5]
This species grows to a total length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Dankwa, H. (2020). "Afronandus sheljuzhkoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T183154A58334068.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183154/58334068. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Afronandus sheljuzhkoi" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
- ↑ Collins, R.A., R. Britz, and L. Ruber (2015). Phylogenetic systematics of leaffishes (Teleostei: Polycentridae, Nandidae). J Zoolog Syst Evol Res 53(4). doi:10.1111/jzs.12103
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2026). "Polycentridae" in FishBase. January 2026 version.
- ↑ "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 21 November 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/ovalentaria/.
Wikidata ☰ Q388518 entry
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