Neolebias gracilis Matthes, 1964
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neolebias gracilis Matthes, 1964
- Name authority
- Matthes, 1964
- 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 gracilis Matthes, 1964
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 axelrodi Poll & Gosse, 1963 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias gossei (Poll & Lambert, 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nannaethiops gracilis (Matthes, 1964) (Matthes, 1964) | synonym |
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.
- Matthes, H. (1964). Les poissons du lac Tumba et de la region d’Ikela. Étude systématique et écologique. Annales, Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques, No. 126: 1–204, 2 maps, tab. 1, Pls. 1–6. 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:46KD8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.