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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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce pelagico. Tropical
Africa: only known from the Barotse floodplains (Ref. 120641).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 39360)
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 15; Raggi anali molli: 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.
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
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).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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