Kneriidae

The Kneriidae are a small family of freshwater gonorhynchiform fishes native to Africa.

Kneriidae
Kneria angolensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gonorynchiformes
Suborder: Chanoidea
Family: Kneriidae
Günther, 1868
Genera

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They typically live in fast-flowing highland streams, and are small fish, no more than 15 cm (5.9 in) in length. Some species are sexually dimorphic, with the male possessing a rosette on the gill covers that is absent in the females. Other species are neotenic, retaining larval features into adulthood.[1]

Classification

About 30 species are in four genera:[2]

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References
  1. Banister, Keith F. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 97. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Kneriidae" in FishBase. June 2011 version.
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