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Rocky

Sandelia capensis (Cuvier, 1829)

Status not recordedbony fish

The rocky (Sandelia capensis) is a species in the family Anabantidae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the rocky

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rocky live?

Not recorded

Is the rocky endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rocky classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyAnabantidae
  6. genusSandelia
  7. SpeciesSandelia capensis (Cuvier, 1829)

Synonyms Anabas capensis, Anabas vicinus, Sandelia vicina, Sandelia vicinus, Sardelia capensis, Spirobranchus capensis

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Cape kurperEnglish
  • Kaapse KurperAfrikaans
  • 岬圆鳞攀鲈Chinese
  • sandélie kapskáCzech
  • Kap-BuschfischGerman
  • KapinkiipijäkalaFinnish
  • Капская санделияRussian
  • Капська санделіяUkrainian
  • Cá rô CapeVietnamese
  • 岬圓鱗攀鱸Chinese
  • Östlicher KaplabyrinthfischGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rocky

Other species in the same genus Sandelia.

Rocky

Sandelia bainsii

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rocky?

The rocky (Sandelia capensis) belongs to the family Anabantidae in the order Anabantiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rocky (Sandelia capensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sandelia-capensis

MLA

“Rocky (Sandelia capensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sandelia-capensis.

BibTeX
@misc{sandelia_capensis_2026,
  title = {Rocky (Sandelia capensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sandelia-capensis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}