Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae Scientific name Pundamilia Higher classification Cichlid Order Perciformes | Family Cichlidae Tribe Haplochromini Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Similar Cichlid, Haplochromis, Astatotilapia, Paralabidochromis, Haplochromis latifasciatus | ||
Beautiful african cichlid pundamilia nyererei
Pundamilia is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to East Africa, primarily in Lake Victoria. FishBase includes them in Haplochromis while the IUCN treats them as distinct. The generic epithet comes from Swahili punda milia ("zebra") after their striped appearance.
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At present, only four species are placed here:
Some authors also place Haplochromis azureus here.
Pundamilia nyererei mwanza gulf cichlid fish
References
Pundamilia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA