Sandelia
Appearance
Sandelia | |
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S. capensis from the Breede catchment | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anabantiformes |
Family: | Anabantidae |
Genus: | Sandelia Castelnau, 1861 |
Type species | |
Sandelia bainsii Castelnau, 1861[1]
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Sandelia is a genus of climbing gouramies native to freshwater habitats in South Africa.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Sandelia bainsii Castelnau, 1861 (Rocky kurper)
- Sandelia capensis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Cape kurper)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Sandelia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Sandelia". FishBase. December 2012 version.