 Only a few cichlids, however, inhabit primarily brackish or salt water, most notably "Etroplus maculatus", "Etroplus suratensis", and "Sarotherodon melanotheron".The perhaps most extreme habitats for cichlids are the warm hypersaline lakes where the members of the genera "Alcolapia" and "Danakilia" are found.Lake Abaeded in Eritrea encompasses the entire distribution of "D. dinicolai", and its temperature ranges from .