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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Danakilia: Ethiopia desert; for Thysvander Audenaerde (1968) it is a fish from northeast Africa.
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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?
Africa: endemic to Lake Abaeded in the Danakil Depression of Eritrea (Ref. 85754).
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Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Only known from small endorheic lake in a hyper arid region; opportunistic feeder; eats grashoppers and feeds on algae grazed from the surface of plants and rocks; large males guard pits over sand (Ref. 85754).
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Stiassny, M.L.J., G. de Marchi and A. Lamboj, 2010. A new species of Danakilia (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Lake Abaeded in the Danakil Depression of Eritrea (East Africa). Zootaxa 2690:43-52. (Ref. 85754)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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