Kneria

Genus of fishes

Kneria

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Clade:  | Anotophysi
Order:  | Gonorynchiformes
Family:  | Kneriidae
Genus:  | Kneria
Steindachner, 1866
Type species
Kneria angolensis

Steindachner, 1866[1]

Synonyms[1]

* Angola Myers, 1928
* Xenopomichthys Pellegrin, 1905

Kneria is a genus of small fish in the family Kneriidae. All the species in this genus are restricted to Africa.

Named in honor of Austrian ichthyologist Rudolf Kner (1810-1869)[2]

## Species

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The following species are inclided in this genus:[3]

* Kneria angolensis Steindachner, 1866
* Kneria ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
* Kneria auriculata (Pellegrin, 1905) (Airbreathing shellear)
* Kneria katangae Poll, 1976
* Kneria luansaensis Kalumba, Abwe, Schedel, Manda, Schliewen & Vreven, 2023
* Kneria maydelli Ladiges & Voelker, 1961 (Cunene kneria)
* Kneria maxi Kalumba, Abwe, Schedel, Manda, Schliewen & Vreven, 2023
* Kneria paucisquamata Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1975
* Kneria polli Trewavas, 1936 (Western shellear)
* Kneria ruaha Seegers, 1995
* Kneria rukwaensis Seegers, 1995
* Kneria sjolandersi Poll, 1967
* Kneria stappersii Boulenger, 1915
* Kneria uluguru Seegers, 1995
* Kneria wittei Poll, 1944

However there is another species, known as the Southern Kneria (Kneria sp. 'South Africa'),[4] occurring only in the headwaters of a few tributaries of the Crocodile River, in the Inkomati River system of South Africa.[5] It was initially declared a Critically Endangered species on the IUCN Red List in 2007,[4][6] but it was reassessed in 30 November 2016 as Endangered.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Kneriidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
2. ^ "Order GONORYNCHIFORMES". The ETYFish Project. 3 May 2013.
3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Kneria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
4. ^ a b Glenn, C. R. (1 January 2016). "Kneria spp". Earth's Endangered Creatures. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
5. ^ "Kneria sp nov south africa". Red List of South African Species. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
6. ^ Darwall, W.R.T.; Smith, K.G.; Tweddle, D.; Skelton, P. (2009). The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in Southern Africa (PDF). International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources and SAIAB. ISBN 978-2-8317-1126-3.
7. ^ Roux, F.; Hoffman, A. (2017). "Kneria sp. nov. 'South Africa'". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T63389A100190543.en. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)

Taxon identifiers

Kneria|

* Wikidata: Q1331542
* Wikispecies: Kneria
* BOLD: 78233
* CoL: 58KG
* EoL: 12996
* GBIF: 5213333
* iNaturalist: 89240
* ITIS: 162840
* NCBI: 42622
* Open Tree of Life: 1059735
* WoRMS: 269562

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