Pundamilia

Pundamilia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Pundamilia
Seehausen & Lippitsch, 1998

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.[1] The generic epithet comes from Swahili punda milia ("zebra") after their striped appearance.

At present, only four species are placed here:[2]

Some authors also place Haplochromis azureus here.[3]

Footnotes

  1. FishBase [2009], IUCN (2009)
  2. IUCN (2009)
  3. FishBase [2009]

References

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