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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded80

Danakilia is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de cichliden (Cichlidae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
Family
Cichlidae
Collections
MVZ
Recorded in
Eritrea

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Parent taxon
Cichlidae
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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.

==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Danakilia dinicolai Stiassny, de Marchi & Lamboj, 2010 Danakilia franchettii (Vinciguerra, 1931)

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