Danakilia dinicolai
Appearance
Danakilia dinicolai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Danakilia |
Species: | D. dinicolai
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Binomial name | |
Danakilia dinicolai |
Danakilia dinicolai is a species of cichlid endemic to the saline Lake Abaeded in Eritrea.[1] The specific name honours Ernesto Di Nicola (1969-2001) who was a member of the expedition to Lake Abaeded who died in a car accident while returning from the lake.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Danakilia dinicolai". FishBase. February 2013 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.