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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.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser pelagisch. Tropical
Africa: only known from the Barotse floodplains (Ref. 120641).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.8 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 39360)
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 14 - 15; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 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.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | 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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (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).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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