Danakilia
Genus of fishes
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Danakilia is a genus of cichlids native to northeastern Africa where they are only known from saline lakes, rivers and creeks in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia and Eritrea. There are two formally described species, along with three undescribed species currently known.[1]
| Danakilia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Oreochromini |
| Genus: | Danakilia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Tilapia franchettii Vinciguerra, 1931 | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Danakilia dinicolai Stiassny, de Marchi & Lamboj, 2010
- Danakilia franchettii (Vinciguerra, 1931)
See also
- Alcolapia – another cichlid genus from warm, saline lakes in Africa.
