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Kneria Luansaensis
''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 Austrians, Austrian ichthyologist Rudolf Kner (1810-1869) Species The following species are included in this genus: * ''Kneria angolensis'' Franz Steindachner, Steindachner, 1866 * ''Kneria ansorgii'' (George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger, 1910) * ''Kneria auriculata'' (Jacques Pellegrin, Pellegrin, 1905) (Airbreathing shellear) * ''Kneria katangae'' Max Poll, Poll, 1976 * ''Kneria luansaensis'' Lewis Ngoy Kalumba, Kalumba, Emmanuel Abwe, Abwe, Frederic D. B. Schedel, Schedel, Auguste Chocha Manda, Manda, Ulrich K. Schliewen, Schliewen & Emmanuel J. W. M. N. Vreven, Vreven, 2023 * ''Kneria maydelli'' Werner Ladiges, Ladiges & Johannes Voelker, Voelker, 1961 (Cunene kneria) * ''Kneria maxi'' Kalumba, Abwe, Schedel, Manda, Schliewen & Vreven, 2023 * ''Kneria paucisquamata'' Poll & Donald J. Stewart, D. J. Stewart, 1975 * ''Kneria polli'' Ethelwynn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner described hundreds of new species of fish and dozens of new amphibians and reptiles. At least seven species of reptile have been named after him. Work and career Being interested in natural history, Steindachner took up the study of fossil fishes on the recommendation of his friend Eduard Suess (1831–1914). In 1860 he was appointed to the position of director of the fish collection at the Natural History Museum, Vienna, a position which had remained vacant since the death of Johann Jakob Heckel (1790–1857). (in German). Steindachner's reputation as an ichthyologist grew, and in 1868 he was invited by Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) to accept a position at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Steindachner took part i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
