''Kneria'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small
fish
A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic animal, aquatic, Anamniotes, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fish fin, fins and craniate, a hard skull, but lacking limb (anatomy), limbs with digit (anatomy), digits. Fish can ...
in the family
Kneriidae
The Kneriidae are a small family of freshwater Gonorhynchiformes, gonorhynchiform fishes native to sub-Saharan Africa.
The species in this family typically live in fast-flowing streams, often in highlands, and are small fish, no more than in le ...
. All the species in this genus are restricted to
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
.
Named in honor of
Austrian ichthyologist
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of March 2 ...
Rudolf Kner
Rudolf Ignaz Kner (24 August 1810 – 27 October 1869) was an Austrian geologist, paleontologist, zoologist and ichthyologist. He also wrote some poems which were published by his brother-in-law K.A. Kaltenbrunner.
Biography
Kner was bo ...
(1810-1869)
Species
The following species are included in this genus:
* ''
Kneria angolensis''
Steindachner, 1866
* ''
Kneria ansorgii''
( Boulenger, 1910)
* ''
Kneria auriculata''
( Pellegrin, 1905) (Airbreathing shellear)
* ''
Kneria katangae''
Poll
Poll, polled, or polling may refer to:
Forms of voting and counting
* Poll, a formal election
** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts
** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine opinions
** Polling pla ...
, 1976
* ''
Kneria luansaensis''
Kalumba, Abwe
An abwe or chekeré is a Cuban musical ensemble that uses gourds. It is a product of ''cabildos'', historical congregations of African slaves brought to Cuba.
See also
* Music of Cuba
* Slavery
* Caribbean music
Caribbean music genres are ...
, 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'),
occurring only in the
headwaters
The headwater of a river or stream is the geographical point of its beginning, specifically where surface runoff water begins to accumulate into a flowing channel of water. A river or stream into which one or many tributary rivers or streams flo ...
of a few tributaries of the
Crocodile River, in the
Inkomati River system of South Africa.
It was initially declared a
Critically Endangered
An IUCN Red List critically endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of December 2023, of t ...
species on the
IUCN Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological ...
in 2007,
[ but it was reassessed in 30 November 2016 as Endangered.]
References
Kneriidae
Fish of Africa
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Franz Steindachner
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
{{Gonorynchiformes-stub