Kneria

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

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

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

1. 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. 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)