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Angola kneria (Kneria angolensis)
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Angola kneria (Kneria angolensis) specimen
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Kneriidae

Angola kneria

Kneria angolensis

Fish Reaching Nine Centimeters in the Zambezi Basin

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Angola kneria is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Family
Kneriidae
Genus
Kneria
Maximum length
9 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Africa: Kwango drainage (middle Congo River basin) in Angola (Ref. 1878 ). Also reported from the Kunene and (upper) Zambezi systems (Ref. 13332 ), although presence in the latter is questionable in Ref. 120641 . Presence in the Okavango (Ref. 13332 ) and southern Kasai (Ref. 45616 ) uncertain, although considered present in the southern Congo basin in Angola in Ref. 120641 .
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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