Neostethus
| Neostethus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Phallostethidae |
| Genus: | Neostethus Regan, 1916 |
| Type species | |
| Neostethus lankesteri Regan, 1916 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Neostethus is a genus of priapum fish native to freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia, with the majority of the species restricted to the Philippines.
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:
- Neostethus amaricola Villadolid & Manacop, 1934
- Neostethus bicornis Regan, 1916
- Neostethus borneensis Herre, 1939
- Neostethus ctenophorus Aurich, 1937
- Neostethus geminus Parenti, 2014 [1]
- Neostethus djajaorum Parenti & Louie, 1998
- Neostethus lankesteri Regan, 1916
- Neostethus palawanensis G. S. Myers, 1935
- Neostethus robertsi Parenti, 1989
- Neostethus thessa Aurich, 1937
- Neostethus villadolidi Herre, 1942
- Neostethus zamboangae Herre, 1942
References
- ↑ Parenti, L.R. (2014): A new species of Neostethus (Teleostei; Atherinomorpha; Phallostethidae) from Brunei Darussalam, with comments on northwestern Borneo as an area of endemism. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 62: 175–187.
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