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Kneria wittei
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Kneria wittei (Kneria wittei) specimen
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Kneriidae

Kneria wittei

Kneria wittei

Kneriid Fish beneath African Waters

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

Kneria wittei is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 8.6 cm.

Family
Kneriidae
Genus
Kneria
Maximum length
8.6 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Africa: Lake Tanganyika basin and upper Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 2970 ). Also reported from the Lake Tanganyika basin in Tanzania (Ref. 4967 ), but presence in Tanzania unconfirmed in Ref. 26644 .
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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