Kneria
| Kneria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Clade: | Anotophysi |
| Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
| Family: | Kneriidae |
| Genus: | Kneria Steindachner, 1866 |
| Type species | |
| Kneria angolensis Steindachner, 1866[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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
[edit]The following species are included 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
In addition to this list, however, there is another possible species known: '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
[edit]- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Kneriidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "Order GONORYNCHIFORMES". The ETYFish Project. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Kneria". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- 1 2 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'". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T63389A100190543.en.
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