Order Perciformes Higher classification Sandelia | Phylum Chordata Family Anabantidae Scientific name Sandelia bainsii Rank Species | |
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Similar Sandelia, Climbing gourami, Cape kurper, Anabantoidei, Ctenopoma maculatum |
The Eastern Province rocky (Sandelia bainsii), also known as rocky kurper, is a species of fish in the Anabantidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.
It used to be found in small populations dispersed in small areas over a wide distribution throughout the Eastern Cape, such as in the Gulu River, Igoda River, Yellowwoods River (Buffalo), Nahoon River, Kowie River, Koonap River, Kat River (Great Fish) and the Tyhume River (Keiskamma). It is doubtful whether those fragmented populations will be viable in the future because they find themselves under a number of threats from agricultural practices, pollution and invasive species.
References
Eastern Province rocky Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA