Neostethus Explained

Neostethus is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae, native to freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia, with the majority of the species restricted to the Philippines.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:

• Neostethus amaricola (Villadolid & Manacop, 1934)
• Neostethus bicornis Regan, 1916
• Neostethus borneensis Herre, 1939
• Neostethus ctenophorus (Aurich, 1937)
• Neostethus geminus Parenti, 2014^[1]
• Neostethus djajaorum Parenti & Louie, 1998
• Neostethus lankesteri Regan, 1916
• Neostethus palawanensis (G. S. Myers, 1935)
• Neostethus robertsi Parenti, 1989
• Neostethus thessa (Aurich, 1937)
• Neostethus villadolidi Herre, 1942
• Neostethus zamboangae Herre, 1942

Notes and References

1. Parenti, L.R. (2014): A new species of Neostethus (Teleostei; Atherinomorpha; Phallostethidae) from Brunei Darussalam, with comments on northwestern Borneo as an area of endemism. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 62: 175–187.