Kneriidae
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| Kneria angolensis | |
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| Family: | Kneriidae
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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 30 species are in four genera:[2]
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Kneriidae". FishBase. June 2011 version.