Kneriidae
| Kneriidae | |
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| Kneria angolensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
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| Family: | Kneriidae Günther, 1868 |
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The Kneriidae are a small family of freshwater gonorhynchiform fishes native to Africa.
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 31 species are in five genera:[2]
- Kneriinae
- Phractolaeminae
- Phractolaemus
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2021). "Kneriidae" in FishBase. July 2021 version.
Categories:
- Kneriidae
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Freshwater fish of Africa
- Ray-finned fish families