Neolebias

Neolebias
Neolebias trilineatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Distichodontidae
Genus:	Neolebias Steindachner, 1894 [1]
Type species
Neolebias unifasciatus Steindachner, 1894 [1]
Synonyms [1]
Rhabdaethiops Fowler, 1936 Micraethiops Daget, 1965

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. 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.