Danakilia franchettii
Danakilia franchettii is a species of cichlid fish endemic to the saline Lake Afrera and nearby swamps in Ethiopia.[2] It was the only member of the genus Danakilia until the description of D. dinicolai in 2010. The species is listed as endangered, due to water abstraction and mining of salt in the lake.[1] The specific name honours the Italian explorer Raimondo Franchetti (1889-1935), who organised, at his own expense, the expedition that collected type.[3]
| Danakilia franchettii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Danakilia |
| Species: | D. franchettii |
| Binomial name | |
| Danakilia franchettii (Vinciguerra, 1931) | |
References
- Getahun, A. (2010). "Danakilia franchettii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181792A7735343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181792A7735343.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Danakilia franchettii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 July 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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