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Genus Danakilia

Danakilia sp. "Shukoray"

IUCNNOT EVALUATED
NEnot on the EX–LC scale
CARESNOT LISTED
Genus type speciesDanakilia franchettiidescribed as Tilapia franchettii Vinciguerra 1931
DietNot documented for this form
BreedingNot documented for this form
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Danakilia sp. "Shukoray" is an undescribed Danakilia sold by Aqua Haus Gaus. The atlas files it under Lake Shukoray in Eritrea.

What's in the name

Danakilia sp. "Shukoray" — dan-uh-KIL-ee-uh sp. shoo-koh-RYE

Descriptive nameA descriptive epithet — neither an eponym nor a place name.
Danakilia
  • Danakilplace — the Danakil depression of the Horn of Africa, where the genus lives
"Shukoray"
  • Shukoraytrade label — a trade label for Lake Shukoray in Eritrea, as the atlas files it

Taxonomy & naming

Danakilia sp. "Shukoray" is a trade label for an undescribed member of Danakilia, filed in the atlas under Lake Shukoray, Eritrea. The atlas describes only Danakilia franchettii. The form is undescribed, and its identity and range are not documented in the sources behind the atlas.

Morphology

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: Danakilia are small cichlids.

Habitat

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: Danakilia are small cichlids of saline lakes in the Danakil depression, a hot, dry basin shared by Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Feeding

Not documented for this form.

Mating

Not documented for this form.

Breeding

Not documented for this form.

In the aquarium

Aqua Haus Gaus lists the fish in 2–3 in lots. Beyond that, no care information for this form is recorded.

Conservation

An undescribed form has no IUCN category, and none is claimed here. Population and range data for it are not documented in the atlas's sources.

Common questions

Danakilia sp. "Shukoray": where does it come from?
It is recorded from Eritrea.

Related species compared · Danakilia

SpeciesAdult sizeTemperaturepHHardnessIUCN
Danakilia sp. "Shukoray"this species————NE
Danakil cichlidDanakilia franchettii3 in SL———EN

Recorded ranges from each species’ own page; hardness is the tolerance its sources give, not a measurement of the water it lives in.

Also from the Danakil

Sources

  1. Aqua Haus Gaus trade listing: danakilia-sp-shukoray-5-7cm

Last reviewed 2026-10-05.

How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Danakilia sp. "Shukoray". Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/species/danakilia-sp-shukoray/

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