''Neostethus'' is a

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of fishes in the family

Phallostethidae Phallostethidae, also known as priapium fish, is a family of atheriniform fish native to freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia. They are small, no more than in length, with partially translucent bodies. They are found in fresh and ...

, native to freshwater and

brackish Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuari ...

habitats in

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, with the majority of the species restricted to the

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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 ''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 ...

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, 1937) * '' Neostethus geminus'' Parenti, 2014Parenti, 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.'' * '' Neostethus djajaorum'' Parenti &

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, 1998 * '' Neostethus lankesteri'' Regan, 1916 * '' Neostethus palawanensis'' ( G. S. Myers, 1935) * '' Neostethus robertsi'' Parenti, 1989 * ''

Neostethus thessa ''Neostethus thessa'', locally known as bolinao, is a species of freshwater priapium fish endemic to Lake Mainit, Mindanao, Philippines. It is classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to its highly restricted range ...

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, 1937) * '' Neostethus villadolidi'' Herre, 1942 * '' Neostethus zamboangae'' Herre, 1942

References

Phallostethinae {{Atheriniformes-stub