Danakilia
| Danakilia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Tilapiini |
| Genus: | Danakilia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Tilapia franchettii Vinciguerra, 1931 | |
Danakilia is a genus of cichlids native to northeaster Africa where they are only known from saline lakes in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Danakilia dinicolai Stiassny, de Marchi & Lamboj, 2010
- Danakilia franchettii (Vinciguerra, 1931)
See also
- Alcolapia – another cichlid genus from warm, saline lakes in Africa.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Danakilia in FishBase. February 2013 version.