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Distichodontidae (Distichodus)
Etymology: Neolebias: Greek, neos = new + Greek, lebias, ou = a kind of small fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The Lozi tribe are described by the authors as being “…the traditional caretakers of the Barotse floodplain and its fishery resources. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water pelagisch. Tropical
Africa: only known from the Barotse floodplains (Ref. 120641).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.8 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 39360)
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 14 - 15; Anale zachte stralen: 10 - 11.
Inhabits small streams associated with seasonally flooded plains. Always captured from dense strands of submerged or emergent aquatic macrophytes adjacent to the stream margin. Feeds on tiny aquatic invertebrates.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Winemiller, K.O. and L.C. Kelso-Winemiller, 1993. Description of a new Neolebias (Characiformes; Distochodontidae) from the Upper Zambezi drainage of Zambia. Copeia 1993(1):112-116. (Ref. 39360)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00186 - 0.01072), b=3.17 (2.97 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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