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Neolebias lozii Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1993 Banded neolebias |
| Family: | Distichodontidae (Distichodus) | |||
| Max. size: | 1.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: only known from the Barotse floodplains (Ref. 120641). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal soft rays: 10-11 | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits small streams associated with seasonally flooded plains. Always captured from dense strands of submerged or emergent aquatic macrophytes adjacent to the stream margin. Feeds on tiny aquatic invertebrates. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||