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''Parakneria'' is a genus of
fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% ...
in the family
Kneriidae The Kneriidae are a small family of freshwater gonorhynchiform fishes native to Africa. They typically live in fast-flowing highland streams, and are small fish, no more than in length. Some species are sexually dimorphic, with the male posses ...
, with 14 species, all of which are restricted to
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
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Species

There are 14 species: * ''
Parakneria abbreviata ''Parakneria'' is a genus of fish in the family Kneriidae, with 14 species, all of which are restricted to Africa. Species There are 14 species: * '' Parakneria abbreviata'' ( Pellegrin, 1931) * '' Parakneria cameronensis'' (Boulenger, 1909) ...
'' ( Pellegrin, 1931) * ''
Parakneria cameronensis ''Parakneria cameronensis'' is a benthopelagic species of tropical fish. The species can grow up to 8.3 cm, and are commonly found in the Congo River. The fish has a projectile upper jaw and subterminal mouth. The species' common name ...
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Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858� ...
, 1909)
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Parakneria damasi ''Parakneria'' is a genus of fish in the family Kneriidae, with 14 species, all of which are restricted to Africa. Species There are 14 species: * '' Parakneria abbreviata'' ( Pellegrin, 1931) * '' Parakneria cameronensis'' (Boulenger, 1909) ...
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, 1965
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Parakneria fortuita ''Parakneria''