Kneria

Kneria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gonorynchiformes
Family:	Kneriidae
Subfamily:	Kneriinae
Tribe:
Genus:	Kneria; Steindachner, 1866
Type species
	Kneria angolensis; Steindachner, 1866

Kneria is a genus of small fish in the family Kneriidae. All 13 species in this genus are restricted to Africa.

Named in honor of Austrian ichthyologist Rudolf Kner (1810-1869)^[1]

Species[]

FishBase lists 13 species:^[2]

Steindachner, 1866
(Boulenger, 1910)
(Pellegrin, 1905) (Airbreathing shellear)
Poll, 1976
& , 1961 (Cunene kneria)
Poll & , 1975
Trewavas, 1936 (Western shellear)
Kneria ruaha Seegers, 1995
Kneria rukwaensis Seegers, 1995
Poll, 1967
Boulenger, 1915
Kneria uluguru Seegers, 1995
Poll, 1944

However there is another species, known as the (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.
^ ^a ^b 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. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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[1] "Order GONORYNCHIFORMES". 3 May 2013.

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Kneria in FishBase. August 2016 version.

[earth-3] Glenn, C. R. (1 January 2016). "Kneria spp". Earth's Endangered Creatures. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[sanbi-4] "Kneria sp nov south africa". Red List of South African Species. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[5] 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.

[6] Roux, F.; Hoffman, A. (2017). "Kneria sp. nov. 'South Africa'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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