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Danakilia dinicolai

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Danakilia dinicolai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Danakilia
Species:
D. dinicolai
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

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Danakilia dinicolai". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  2. ^ 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.