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Kneria

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Kneria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gonorynchiformes
Family: Kneriidae
Subfamily: Kneriinae
Tribe: Kneriini
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

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FishBase lists 13 species:[2]

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

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  1. ^ "Order GONORYNCHIFORMES". 3 May 2013.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Kneria". FishBase. August 2016 version.
  3. ^ a b Glenn, C. R. (1 January 2016). "Kneria spp". Earth's Endangered Creatures. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  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. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T63389A100190543.en. Retrieved 30 December 2021.