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Class: Teleostei
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Phallostethidae Priapiumfishes

Genus: Neostethus

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12 species
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Neostethus amaricola Western Central Pacific 2.2 SL 1934
Neostethus bicornis Asia 3 TL 1916
Neostethus borneensis Asia 2.3 SL 1939
Neostethus ctenophorus Asia 2.4 SL 1937
Neostethus djajaorum Western Central Pacific 1.9 SL 1998
Neostethus geminus Asia 2.6 SL 2014
Neostethus lankesteri Asia 3 SL 1916
Neostethus palawanensis Western Pacific 2.3 SL 1935
Neostethus robertsi Asia 2.3 SL 1989
Neostethus thessa Asia 1937
Neostethus villadolidi Asia 2.3 SL 1942
Neostethus zamboangae Western Pacific 2.2 SL 1942



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