''Kneria'' is a

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of small

fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

in the family Kneriidae. All 13 species in this genus are restricted to

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. Named in honor of

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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, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octobe ...

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

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lists 13 species: * ''

Kneria angolensis ''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) Species FishBase lists 13 species: * '' Kneria angolensis'' ...

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...

, 1866 * ''

Kneria ansorgii ''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) Species FishBase lists 13 species: * '' Kneria angolensis'' ...

'' (

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, 1910) * ''

Kneria auriculata ''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) Species FishBase lists 13 species: * '' Kneria angolensis'' ...

'' ( Pellegrin, 1905) (Airbreathing shellear) * ''

Kneria katangae ''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) Species FishBase lists 13 species: * '' Kneria angolensis'' ...

'' Poll, 1976 * ''

Kneria maydelli ''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) Species FishBase lists 13 species: * '' Kneria angolensis'' ...

'' Ladiges & Voelker, 1961 (Cunene kneria) * ''

Kneria paucisquamata ''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) Species FishBase lists 13 species: * '' Kneria angolensis'' ...

'' Poll & D. J. Stewart, 1975 * ''

Kneria polli ''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) Species FishBase lists 13 species: * '' Kneria angolensis'' ...

'' Trewavas, 1936 (Western shellear) * ''

Kneria ruaha ''Kneria ruaha'' is a freshwater species of fish in the genus Kneria endemic to Tanzania. It naturally lives in river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. I ...

'' Seegers, 1995 * ''

Kneria rukwaensis ''Kneria rukwaensis'' is a species of fish in the family Kneriidae endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In ...

'' Seegers, 1995 * ''

Kneria sjolandersi ''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) Species FishBase lists 13 species: * '' Kneria angolensis'' ...

'' Poll, 1967 * ''

Kneria stappersii ''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) Species FishBase lists 13 species: * ''Kneria angolensis'' S ...

, 1915 * ''

Kneria uluguru ''Kneria uluguru'' is a species of fish in the family Kneriidae endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In so ...

'' Seegers, 1995 * ''

Kneria wittei ''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) Species FishBase lists 13 species: * ''Kneria angolensis'' S ...

'' Poll, 1944 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

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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