Neolebias

Neolebias
Neolebias trilineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Distichodontidae
Genus:
Steindachner, 1894[1]
Type species
Neolebias unifasciatus
Steindachner, 1894[1]
Synonyms[1]

Neolebias is a genus of small distichodontid freshwater fishes found in Africa.[2]

Species

Neolebias ansorgii

There currently 12 recognized species:[3]

  • Neolebias ansorgii Boulenger, 1912
  • Neolebias axelrodi Poll & J. P. Gosse, 1963
  • Neolebias gossei ([Poll & J. G. Lambert, 1964)
  • Neolebias gracilis Matthes, 1964
  • Neolebias kerguennae Daget, 1980
  • Neolebias lozii Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1993 (banded neolebias)
  • Neolebias philippei Poll & Gosse, 1963
  • Neolebias powelli Teugels & T. R. Roberts, 1990
  • Neolebias spilotaenia Boulenger, 1912
  • Neolebias trewavasae Poll & Gosse, 1963
  • Neolebias trilineatus Boulenger, 1899 (three-line tetra)
  • Neolebias unifasciatus Steindachner, 1894

References

  1. ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Distichodontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Neolebias". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Meolebias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 June 2025.