Kneria
Kneria is a genus of small fish in the family Kneriidae. All 13 species in this genus are restricted to Africa.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
| Family: | Kneriidae |
| Subfamily: | Kneriinae |
| Tribe: | Kneriini |
| Genus: | Kneria Steindachner, 1866 |
| Type species | |
| Kneria angolensis Steindachner, 1866 | |
Named in honor of Austrian ichthyologist Rudolf Kner (1810-1869)[1]
Species
- Kneria angolensis Steindachner, 1866
- Kneria ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
- Kneria auriculata (Pellegrin, 1905) (Airbreathing shellear)
- Kneria katangae Poll, 1976
- Kneria maydelli Ladiges & Voelker, 1961 (Cunene kneria)
- 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'),[3] occurring only in the headwaters of a few tributaries of the Crocodile River, in the Inkomati River system of South Africa.[4] It was initially declared a Critically Endangered species on the IUCN Red List in 2007,[3][5] but it was reassessed in 30 November 2016 as Endangered.[6]
References
- "Order GONORYNCHIFORMES". 3 May 2013.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Kneria in FishBase. August 2016 version.
- Glenn, C. R. (1 January 2016). "Kneria spp". Earth's Endangered Creatures. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- "Kneria sp nov south africa". Red List of South African Species. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- 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.
- Roux, F.; Hoffman, A. (2017). "Kneria sp. nov. 'South Africa'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T63389A100190543.en. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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