Pundamilia is a small genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to East Africa, primarily in Lake Victoria. FishBase includes them in Haplochromis.[1] The generic epithet comes from Swahili punda milia ("zebra") after their striped appearance.[2]
Pundamilia | |
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Pundamilia pundamilia | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: | Pundamilia Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998 |
Type species | |
Pundamilia pundamilia Seehausen & Bouton, 1998 |
At present, five species are placed here:[3]
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