Pundamilia
Pundamilia is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to East Africa, primarily in Lake Victoria. FishBase includes them in Haplochromis. The generic epithet comes from Swahili punda milia ("zebra") after their striped appearance.
Species
Makobe Island Cichlid
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Observations2
via GBIF
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Pundamilia is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to East Africa, primarily in Lake Victoria. FishBase includes them in Haplochromis. The generic epithet comes from Swahili punda milia ("zebra") after their striped appearance.
At present, five species are placed here: Pundamilia azurea Seehausen and Lippisch, 1998 Pundamilia igneopinis Seehausen & Lippitsch 1998 Pundamilia macrocephala Seehausen & Bouton 1998 Pundamilia nyererei (Witte-Maas & F. Witte, 1985) Pundamilia pundamilia Seehausen & Bouton 1998