- Cromeria
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Cromeria Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gonorynchiformes Family: Kneriidae Genus: Cromeria
Boulenger, 1901[1]Species 2 recognized species, see article.
Cromeria is a small genus of fish in the Kneriidae family. It contains two described species.[2] Members inhabit fresh waters in Africa. The size of males reaches up to 3.5 cm in the case of Cromeria occidentalis.
Range of members
Specifically, they are found in the Sudan, Mali and Guinea in the Nile and Niger Rivers.
Species
- Cromeria nilotica Boulenger, 1901 (Naked shellear)
- Cromeria occidentalis Daget, 1954
References
- Moritz, T., R. Britz and K.E. Linsenmair 2006. Cromeria nilotica and C. occidentalis, two valid species of the African freshwater fish family Kneriidae (Teleostei: Gonorhynchiformes).
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. (1998). Catalog of Fishes Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. p. 2905. California Academy of Sciences: San Francisco, USA. ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5.
- Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.) (1999). Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names.
Categories:- Kneriidae
- Freshwater fish of Africa
- Ray-finned fish stubs
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