| Scientific Name | Author | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| Cromeria nilotica | Boulenger, 1901 | Naked shellear |
| Cromeria occidentalis | Daget, 1954 | |
| Grasseichthys gabonensis | Géry, 1964 | |
| Kneria angolensis | Steindachner, 1866 | |
| Kneria ansorgii | (Boulenger, 1910) | |
| Kneria auriculata | (Pellegrin, 1905) | Airbreathing shellear |
| Kneria katangae | Poll, 1976 | |
| Kneria maydelli | Ladiges & Voelker, 1961 | Cunene kneria |
| Kneria paucisquamata | Poll & Stewart, 1975 | |
| Kneria polli | Trewavas, 1936 | Western shellear |
| Kneria ruaha | Seegers, 1995 | |
| Kneria rukwaensis | Seegers, 1995 | |
| Kneria sjolandersi | Poll, 1967 | |
| Kneria stappersii | Boulenger, 1915 | |
| Kneria uluguru | Seegers, 1995 | |
| Kneria wittei | Poll, 1944 | |
| Parakneria abbreviata | (Pellegrin, 1931) | |
| Parakneria alytogrammus | Kiwele Mutambala, Abwe, Schedel, Chocha Manda, Schliewen & Vreven, 2022 | |
| Parakneria cameronensis | (Boulenger, 1909) | |
| Parakneria damasi | Poll, 1965 | |
| Parakneria fortuita | Penrith, 1973 | Cubango kneria |
| Parakneria kissi | Poll, 1969 | |
| Parakneria ladigesi | Poll, 1967 | |
| Parakneria lufirae | Poll, 1965 | |
| Parakneria malaissei | Poll, 1969 | |
| Parakneria marmorata | (Norman, 1923) | |
| Parakneria mossambica | Jubb & Bell-Cross, 1974 | Gorongoza kneria |
| Parakneria spekii | (Günther, 1868) | |
| Parakneria tanzaniae | Poll, 1984 | |
| Parakneria thysi | Poll, 1965 | |
| Parakneria vilhenae | Poll, 1965 |