''Parakneria'' is a genus of
fish
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in the family
Kneriidae
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 in length. Some species are sexually dimorphic, with the male posses ...
, with 14 species, all of which are restricted to
Africa
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.
Species
There are 14 species:
* ''
Parakneria abbreviata''
( Pellegrin, 1931)
* ''
Parakneria cameronensis''
( Boulenger, 1909)
* ''
Parakneria damasi''
Poll
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** Polling places o ...
, 1965
* ''
Parakneria fortuita''
M. J. Penrith, 1973 (Cubango kneria)
* ''
Parakneria kissi''
Poll, 1969
* ''
Parakneria ladigesi''
Poll, 1967
* ''
Parakneria lufirae''
Poll, 1965
* ''
Parakneria malaissei''
Poll, 1969
* ''
Parakneria marmorata''
(Norman
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, 1923)
* ''
Parakneria mossambica''
R. A. Jubb & Bell-Cross, 1974 (Gorongoza kneria)
* ''
Parakneria spekii''
( Günther, 1868)
* ''
Parakneria tanzaniae''
Poll, 1984
* ''
Parakneria thysi''
Poll, 1965
* ''
Parakneria vilhenae''
Poll, 1965
References
Kneriidae
Fish of Africa
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Max Poll
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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