Neolebias lozii Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1993
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 lozii, the banded neolebias, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish within the family Distichodontidae. It is found in Africa within Zambia, inhabiting the tributary of the Kataba River, the Sianda stream, and a small tributary system in upper Zambia that joins the eastern side of the Barotse Floodplain. The species inhabits small streams near seasonally flooded plains that are bordered by open woodlands, living under dense floating mats of vegetation and emergent vegetation. It feeds on small aquatic invertebrates and grows to a length of 1.8 centimetres (0.71 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Neolebias lozii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:19:19.349838+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neolebias lozii Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1993
- Name authority
- Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1993
- 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 lozii Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1993
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 gracilis Matthes, 1964 | DistichodontidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neolebias kerguennae Daget, 1980 | 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.
- Winemiller, K. O., & Kelso-Winemiller, L. C. (1993). Description of a new Neolebias (Characiformes; Distochodontidae) from the Upper Zambezi drainage of Zambia. Copeia, 1993 (1): 112–116. https://doi.org/10.2307/1446301 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:46KDB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.