Banded neolebias
Neolebias lozii
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Fish
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).
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Distichodontidae
- Genus
- Neolebias