Kneriidae | |
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Kneria angolensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
Suborder: | Chanoidea |
Family: |
Kneriidae Günther, 1868 |
Genera | |
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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.
About 30 species are in four genera: