Kneria
Encyclopedia
Kneria is a genus of small fish
in the family Kneriidae
. All 13 species in this genus are restricted to Africa
.
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate 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...
in the family Kneriidae
Kneriidae
The Kneriidae are a small family of freshwater gonorhynchiform fishes native to Africa.They typically live in fast-flowing highland streams, and are small fish, no more than in length. Some species are sexually dimorphic, with the male possessing a rosette on the gill covers that is absent in the...
. All 13 species in this genus are restricted to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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Species
- Kneria angolensis SteindachnerFranz SteindachnerFranz Steindachner was an Austrian zoologist.- Work and career :Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess...
, 1866 - Kneria ansorgii (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1910) - Kneria auriculata (PellegrinJacques PellegrinJacques Pellegrin was a French zoologist.Pellegrin was born in Paris, and studied natural history. In 1894 he became assistant chairman of zoology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, replacing Léon Vaillant .He got his doctorates in medicine and science...
, 1905) (Airbreathing shellear) - Kneria katangae PollMax PollMax Fernand Leon Poll was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in Cichlidae.In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition to Lake Tanganyika....
, 1976 - Kneria maydelli Ladiges & Voelker, 1961 (Cunene kneria)
- Kneria paucisquamata PollMax PollMax Fernand Leon Poll was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in Cichlidae.In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition to Lake Tanganyika....
& D. J. Stewart, 1975 - Kneria polli Trewavas, 1936 (Western shellear)
- Kneria ruahaKneria ruahaKneria ruaha is a species of fish in the Kneriidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers.-Source:* Hanssens, M & Snoeks, J. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
Seegers, 1995 - Kneria rukwaensisKneria rukwaensisKneria rukwaensis is a species of fish in the Kneriidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers.-References:* Hanssens, M & Snoeks, J. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
Seegers, 1995 - Kneria sjolandersi PollMax PollMax Fernand Leon Poll was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in Cichlidae.In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition to Lake Tanganyika....
, 1967 - Kneria stappersii BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1915 - Kneria uluguruKneria uluguruKneria uluguru is a species of fish in the Kneriidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers.-Source:* Hanssens, M & Snoeks, J. 2005. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
Seegers, 1995 - Kneria wittei PollMax PollMax Fernand Leon Poll was a Belgian ichthyologist who specialised in Cichlidae.In the years 1946 and 1947 he organised an expedition to Lake Tanganyika....
, 1944