Sandelia

Sandelia is a genus of climbing gouramies native to freshwater habitats in South Africa.

Sandelia
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]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Sandelia bainsii Castelnau, 1861 (Rocky kurper)
• Sandelia capensis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Cape kurper)