''Neobola kinondo'', the Athi sardine, is a species of freshwater

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

belonging to the

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Danionidae The danionins are a group of small, minnow-type fish belonging to the family Danionidae. Species of this group are in the genera clades ''Danio'' and '' Devario'' (which also includes ''Chela'', ''Laubuka'', ''Microdevario'', and ''Microrasbora ...

, the danios or danionins. This species is

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to the Tana River in Kenya. This taxon was separated from '' N. fluviatilis'' in 2019, meaning that the potentially extinct ''N. fluviatilis'' is restricted to the Athi River.

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kinindo Fish described in 2019 {{Danioninae-stub