Sandelia

Sandelia is a genus of climbing gouramies native to freshwater habitats in South Africa.

Sandelia
S. capensis from the Breede catchment
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Anabantidae
Genus: Sandelia
Castelnau, 1861
Type species
Sandelia bainsii
Castelnau, 1861[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Sandelia bainsii Castelnau, 1861 (Rocky kurper)
  • Sandelia capensis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Cape kurper)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Sandelia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Sandelia in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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