Danakilia

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Danakilia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Danakilia
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
Species: D. franchettii
Binomial name
Danakilia franchettii
(Vinciguerra, 1931)

Danakilia is a monotypic genus of cichlid fish. The single species, Danakilia franchettii, is endemic to Lake Giulietti in the Afar Region of Ethiopia, and the surrounding drainages.

[edit] References

  • FishBase (2006) Eds. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. World Wide Web electronic publication. fishbase.org version (07/2006).
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