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 Steindachner, 1866 Kneria ansorgii (Boulenger, 1910) Kneria auriculata (Pellegrin, 1905) (Airbreathing shellear) Kneria katangae Poll, 1976 Kneria luansaensis Kalumba, Abwe, 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
In addition to this list, however, there is another possible species known: '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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