Afronemacheilus Golubtsov [A. S.] & Prokofiev [A. M.] in Prokofiev 2009:881 Masc. Nemacheilus abyssinicus Boulenger 1902. Type by original designation (also monotypic; second unnamed species included). •Valid as Afronemacheilus Golubtsov & Prokofiev 2009 -- (Prokofiev 2010:889 [ref. 31096], Kottelat 2012:76 [ref. 32367], Prokofiev & Golubtsov 2013:3 [ref. 32805], Freyhof et al. 2016:75 [ref. 34414], Segherloo et al. 2016:472 [ref. 34639], Prokofiev 2017:138, 223 [ref. 35630]). Current status: Valid as Afronemacheilus Golubtsov & Prokofiev 2009. Nemacheilidae.