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)
Species
The following species are included in this genus:
- Kneria angolensis <small>Steindachner, 1866</small>
- Kneria ansorgii <small>(Boulenger, 1910)</small>
- Kneria auriculata <small>(Pellegrin, 1905)</small> (Airbreathing shellear)
- Kneria katangae <small>Poll, 1976</small>
- Kneria luansaensis <small>Kalumba, Abwe, Schedel, Manda, Schliewen & Vreven, 2023</small>
- Kneria maydelli <small>Ladiges & Voelker, 1961</small> (Cunene kneria)
- Kneria maxi <small>Kalumba, Abwe, Schedel, Manda, Schliewen & Vreven, 2023</small>
- Kneria paucisquamata <small>Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1975</small>
- Kneria polli <small>Trewavas, 1936</small> (Western shellear)
- Kneria ruaha <small>Seegers, 1995</small>
- Kneria rukwaensis <small>Seegers, 1995</small>
- Kneria sjolandersi <small>Poll, 1967</small>
- Kneria stappersii <small>Boulenger, 1915</small>
- Kneria uluguru <small>Seegers, 1995</small>
- Kneria wittei <small>Poll, 1944</small>
However there is another species, known as the Southern Kneria (Kneria sp. 'South Africa'), occurring only in the headwaters of a few tributaries of the Crocodile River, in the Inkomati River system of South Africa. It was initially declared a Critically Endangered species on the IUCN Red List in 2007, but it was reassessed in 30 November 2016 as Endangered.
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