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Neolissochilus blythii (Day, 1870)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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

Neolissochilus blythii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. This species is found in the Tenasserim Hills in southern Myanamar.

Wikipedia contributors, Neolissochilus blythii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:19:27.591642+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Neolissochilus blythii (Day, 1870)
Name authority
(Day, 1870)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Neolissochilus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCypriniformes
  11. familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
  12. genusNeolissochilus Rainboth, 1985
  13. speciesNeolissochilus blythii (Day, 1870)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Neolissochilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Neolissochilus benasi (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus bovanicus (Day, 1877)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus compressus (Day, 1870)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus hendersoni (Herre, 1940)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus heterostomus (Chen & Yang, 1999)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus hexastichus (McClelland, 1839)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus namlenensis (Nguyen & Doan, 1969)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus stevensonii (Day, 1870)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus stracheyi (Day, 1871)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus subterraneus Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 2003CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus tweediei (Herre & Myers, 1937)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neolissochilus baoshanensis (Chen & Yang, 1999)CyprinidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Neolissochilus blythi (Day, 1870) (Day, 1870)synonym
Barbus blythii Day, 1870 Day, 1870synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1020643 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:46L3J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.