Neostethus

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Neostethus is a genus of small, livebearing freshwater fishes in the family Phallostethidae, known for their unusual reproductive morphology and Southeast Asian distribution.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Neostethus canonical 1
Neostethus amaricola 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of fish
taxon
belongsTo ray-finned fishes
bodyWater freshwater lakes
freshwater rivers
freshwater streams
characteristic small body size
unusual reproductive morphology
class Actinopterygii
distribution Southeast Asia
ecologicalNiche small freshwater insectivore
family Phallostethidae
feedingType microcarnivore
firstDescriptionCentury 20th century
habitat freshwater
hasSpecies Neostethus amaricola
linked to: Neostethus

Neostethus bicornis
Neostethus borneensis
Neostethus ctenophorus
Neostethus djajaorum
Neostethus geminus
Neostethus lankesteri
Neostethus palawanensis
Neostethus robertsi
Neostethus thessa
Neostethus villadolidi
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle free-living
maleReproductiveOrganLocation anterior ventral region
namedAfter Neostethus (type genus of subfamily Neostethinae)
nativeRange Borneo
Philippines
Sulawesi
linked to: Celebes

other parts of Maritime Southeast Asia
order Atheriniformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction livebearing
reproductiveMode internal fertilization
sexualDimorphism present
skeletonType bony
subfamily Neostethinae
taxonRank genus
waterType tropical

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phallostethidae includesGenus Neostethus
Neostethus hasSpecies Neostethus amaricola
linked to: Neostethus