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''Parakneria'' is a genus of
fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...
in the family Kneriidae, with 14 species, all of which are restricted to
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
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Species

There are 14 species: * '' Parakneria abbreviata'' ( Pellegrin, 1931) * '' Parakneria cameronensis'' (
Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ...
, 1909)
* '' Parakneria damasi'' Poll, 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 ''Parakneria'' is a genus of fish in the family Kneriidae, with 14 species, all of which are restricted to Africa. Species There are 14 species: * '' Parakneria abbreviata'' ( Pellegrin, 1931) * '' Parakneria cameronensis'' (Boulenger, 1909) ...
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Parakneria mossambica ''Parakneria'' is a genus of fish in the family Kneriidae, with 14 species, all of which are restricted to Africa. Species There are 14 species: * '' Parakneria abbreviata'' ( Pellegrin, 1931) * '' Parakneria cameronensis'' (Boulenger, 1909) ...
'' 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 {{Gonorynchiformes-stub