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Genera in the family or subfamily Kneriidae: [ 6 ] records


Angola Myers [G. S.] 1928:7 Fem. Xenopomichthys ansorgii Boulenger 1910. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Genus of type species given as Xenopom(at)ichthys. •Synonym of Kneria Steindachner 1866 -- (Poll 1984:129 [ref. 6180]). Current status: Synonym of Kneria Steindachner 1866. Kneriidae.

Cromeria Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:445 Fem. Cromeria nilotica Boulenger 1901. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Cromeria Boulenger 1901 -- (Poll 1984:134 [ref. 6180] in Cromeriidae; for relationships see Howes 1985:289 [ref. 5148], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:187 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:87 [ref. 24781], Mortiz et al. 2006:65 [ref. 28636], Moritz et al. 2006:173 [ref. 28768], Britz & Moritz 2007:3 [ref. 29248]). Current status: Valid as Cromeria Boulenger 1901. Kneriidae.

Grasseichthys Géry [J.] 1964:4805 Masc. Grasseichthys gabonensis Géry 1964. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Grasseichthys Géry 1964 -- (Poll 1984:135 [ref. 6180] in Grasseichthyidae, Howes 1985:301 [ref. 5148] with family placement uncertain, Poll & Gosse 1995:87 [ref. 24781] in Grasseichthyidae, Britz & Moritz 2007:4 [ref. 29248] in Kneriidae, Schelly 2007:335 [ref. 30020] in Kneriidae, Bragança et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42597]). Current status: Valid as Grasseichthys Géry 1964. Kneriidae.

Kneria Steindachner [F.] 1866:769 Fem. Kneria angolensis Steindachner 1866. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Kneria Steindachner 1866 -- (Poll 1984:129 [ref. 6180], Howes 1985 [ref. 5148], Poll & Gosse 1995:93 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1995:97 [ref. 21871], Seegers 1996:86 [ref. 23725], Britz & Moritz 2007:31 [ref. 29248], Marshall 2011:73 [ref. 31755], Kalumba et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40523]). Current status: Valid as Kneria Steindachner 1866. Kneriidae.

Parakneria Poll [M.] 1965:7 Fem. Parakneria damasi Poll 1965. Type by original designation. •Valid as Parakneria Poll 1965 -- (Penrith 1973 [ref. 7143], Poll 1984:131 [ref. 6180], Howes 1985:286 [ref. 5148], Poll & Gosse 1995:93 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1995:115 [ref. 21871], Seegers 1996:86 [ref. 23725], Britz & Moritz 2007:31 [ref. 29248], Schelly 2007:337 [ref. 30020], Mutambala et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39814]). Current status: Valid as Parakneria Poll 1965. Kneriidae.

Xenopomichthys Pellegrin [J.] 1905:145 Masc. Xenopomichthys auriculatus Pellegrin 1905. Type by monotypy. Xenopomatichthys Boulenger 1909 is an unjustified emendation or misspelling. •Synonym of Kneria Steindachner 1866 -- (Poll 1984:129 [ref. 6180]). Current status: Synonym of Kneria Steindachner 1866. Kneriidae.


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