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]
| Danakilia dinicolai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Danakilia dinicolai" in 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.
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