Neolebias axelrodi Poll & Gosse, 1963
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Neolebias axelrodi is a small species of freshwater fish native to West Africa. N. axelrodi is one of four West African Neolebias species (N. ansorgii, N. unifasciatus, N.powelli, and N. axelrodi). Neolebias comes from neo (Greek for new) and lebias (Greek for small fish). The species, axelrodi, is named after Dr. Herbert Axelrod, an ichthyologist known for his contributions to the study of tropical fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Neolebias axelrodi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:19:19.348836+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neolebias axelrodi Poll & Gosse, 1963
- Name authority
- Poll & Gosse, 1963
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Distichodontidae
- Genus
- Neolebias
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCitharinoidei
- familyDistichodontidae Günther, 1864
- genusNeolebias Steindachner, 1894
- speciesNeolebias axelrodi Poll & Gosse, 1963
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neolebias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Neolebias philippei Poll & Gosse, 1963 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias spilotaenia Boulenger, 1912 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias trewavasae Poll & Gosse, 1963 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias trilineatus Boulenger, 1899 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias unifasciatus Steindachner, 1894 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias ansorgii Boulenger, 1912 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias gossei (Poll & Lambert, 1964) | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias gracilis Matthes, 1964 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias kerguennae Daget, 1980 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias lozii Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1993 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Poll, M.; Gosse, J.-P. (1963). Révision des genres Nannaethiops Günther 1871 et Neolebias Steindachner 1894, et description de trois espèces nouvelles (Pisces, Citharinidae). Annales, Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques, No. 116: 1–41, Pls. 1–2. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:46KD5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.