Sandelia
Genus of fishes
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Sandelia is a genus of climbing gouramies native to freshwater habitats in South Africa.
| Sandelia | |
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| S. capensis from the Breede catchment | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Sandelia bainsii Castelnau, 1861 (Rocky kurper)
- Sandelia capensis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Cape kurper)
