Scientific Name
Kneria polli

Common Name
Western shellear

Biology
Dorsal spines : 3; Dorsal soft rays : 7-8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7

Classification

Classified By

Trewavas, 1936

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Milkfish (Gonorynchiformes)

Family

Shellears (Kneriidae)

Distribution

Region

Africa

Distribution

Africa: Cuvo River system, Longa River system. Upper reaches of the Cunene, Okavango, and upper Zambezi in Angola and Zambia. Also in headwaters of Angolan rivers.

Range

10°S - 17°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic

Trophic Level

2 s.e. 0.00 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)