Fourspine leaffish

Afronandus sheljuzhkoi

Leaf fish of Ivorian and Ghanaian streams

Tropical
Coastal
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

The fourspine leaffish (Afronandus sheljuzhkoi) is a species of ray-finned fish native to rivers and streams in Ivory Coast and Ghana. Although formerly placed in the family Nandidae, most recent authorities place Afronandus in Polycentridae. The specific name honours the collector of the type, Leo Sheljuzhko (1890–1969), a Ukrainian-German entomologist who sent the type to Meinken.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Polycentridae
Genus: Afronandus
Maximum length: 4.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: Banco, Agnébi and Mé, small coastal basins in southern Côte d’Ivoire; also reported from the Boubo (Côte d’Ivoire) and from southwestern Ghana (Ref. 57397 ).
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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