Minandi ni ndege wa maji wa familia Phalacrocoracidae ambao wanafanana na vibisi lakini wana mkia mrefu zaidi na domo lao ana ncha kwa kulabu. Rangi yao kuu ni nyeusi. Minandi huzamia majini ili kukamata samaki. Hujenga matago yao kwa matawi na mimea ya maji juu ya miti au miamba. Jike huyataga mayai 3-4. Leucocarbo melanogenis, Mnandi wa Crozet (Crozet Shag) Leucocarbo verrucosus, Mnandi wa Kerguelen (Kerguelen Shag) Microcarbo africanus, Mnandi Mkia-mrefu (Reed Cormorant) Microcarbo coronatus, Mnandi taji (Crowned Cormorant) Microcarbo pygmeus, Mnandi Mdogo (Pygmy Cormorant) Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Mnandi Kishungi (European au Common Shag) Phalacrocorax capensis, Mnandi Kusi (Cape Cormorant) Phalacrocorax lucidus, Mnandi Kidari-cheupe (White-breasted Cormorant) Phalacrocorax neglectus, Mnandi-ukingo (Bank au Wahlberg’s Cormorant) Phalacrocorax nigrogularis, Mnandi wa Sokotra (Socotra Cormorant) Leucocarbo atriceps (Imperial Shag) Leucocarbo bougainvillii (Guanay Cormorant) (nje ya pwani ya Peru, guano inayochukuliwa kwa kolonia za ndege hawa, hutumika kutengeneza mbolea mzuri unayouzwa sokoni kwa dunia)