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