Overview
Family : Shellears ; Inhabit cool quiet streams . Feed on detritus .
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Kn, Knérie ruažská, Knérie ruaská
Common Names in Finnish:
Ruahankorvakala
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
魯氏克奈魚, 鲁氏克奈鱼
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
Found in the headwaters
of the streams
of the northwestern slopes
of the Southern Highlands, indicating that it prefers a cooler climate
(Seegers, 1995). Detritivore
(Seegers 1995). Probably a single spawning
period (Seegers 1995). Common throughout its distribution area (Seegers
1995). Max
. size: 10–20 mm TL
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Order:
Gonorynchiformes
()
- Family:
cool quiet streams. Feed on detritus.
()
- Genus:
Kneria
()
- Steindachner, 1866
- Specific name:
ruaha
- Seegers, 1995
- Scientific name: - Kneria ruaha Seegers, 1995
- Specific name:
ruaha
- Seegers, 1995
- Genus:
Kneria
(
- Family:
cool quiet streams. Feed on detritus.
(
- Order:
Gonorynchiformes
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Seegers, L. Revision
of the Kneriidae of Tanzania
with description
of three new Kneria species (Teleostei: Gonorhynchifromes).
Ichthyol
. Explor. Freshwat. 6(2):97-128., 1995.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Kneria
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in this genus:
K. angolensis (Angola Kneria) · K. auriculata (Airbreathing Shellear (FB)) · K. maydelli (Kunene Kneria) · K. polli (Western Shellear) · K. sp. nov. 'South Africa' (Southern Kneria 'South Africa')
More Info
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Further Reading
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
- IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.
- Seegers, L. (1995). Revision of the Kneriidae of Tanzania with description of three new Kneria species (Teleostei: Gonorhynchifromes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(2):97-128.
- Seegers, L. 1995. Revision of the Kneriidae of Tanzania with description of three new Kneria species (Teleostei: Gonorhynchiformes). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 6(2): 97–128
- Seegers, L. Revision of the Kneriidae of Tanzania with description of three new Kneria species (Teleostei: Gonorhynchifromes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(2):97-128., 1995.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Kneria ruaha. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Williams, Jeffrey T. (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 129872
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-125664
- Fishbase Species ID: 51462
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 639398
- IUCN ID: 217437
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 114230
Footnotes
- Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Kneria ruaha. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
