Kneria Angolensis
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Diagnosis: body height less than head length , the latter 5.5-6 times in total length . Eye lateral, well visible from below , its diameter 3-3.66 times in head length . Dorsal fin origin behind pelvic fins . In males, snout with spine-like tubercles . Ventral profile of lower jaw slightly ventrally curved, except in the middle where it is more or less dorsally curved; more than 100 scales on lateral line; blackish grey band from the back of the head to the caudal fin . Lateral line origin curving dorsally above opercular organ, the latter not overlying the anterior lateral line . Black spot at base of pelvic and pectoral fins; 2 black spots at base of anal fin . Blackish brown spots just above and below lateral line . : elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
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🛡️ Conservation Assessment
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🔍 Similar Species
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