Superregnum : Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Anotophysa
Ordo: Gonorynchiformes
Familia: Kneriidae
Genus: Kneria
Species: K. rukwaensis
References
Herder, F. ; J. Huylebrouck & K. Busse, 2011: Catalogue of type specimens of fishes in the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 59: 109–136. Full article: [1].
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Ohrenfische
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]
Kneria angolensis Steindachner, 1866
Kneria ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910)
Kneria auriculata (Pellegrin, 1905) (Airbreathing shellear)
Kneria katangae Poll, 1976
Kneria maydelli Ladiges & Voelker, 1961 (Cunene kneria)
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'),[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.
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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