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Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Neolebias: Greek, neos = new + Greek, lebias, ou = a kind of small fish (Ref. 45335).
Issue
This species is placed in the genus Nannaethiops in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697) following Géry & Zarske (2003: Ref. 77044) who consider the genus Neolebias Steindachner, 1984 as a junior synonym of Nannaethiops Günther, 1872. However, the two genera are most likely distinct (Sonnenberg, pers. comm. 05/2011). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical, preferred ?
Africa: known only from the Ruki drainage (Ref. 7094, 41580, 93897) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7094)
Occurs in small rivers (Ref. 7094).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Daget, J. and J.-P. Gosse, 1984. Distichodontidae. p. 184-211. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 7094)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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