Nannostomus bifasciatus
Appearance
Two-lined pencilfish | |
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A two-lined pencilfish (top) amidst other characin species | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Lebiasinidae |
Genus: | Nannostomus |
Species: | N. bifasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Nannostomus bifasciatus Hoedeman, 1954
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Nannostomus bifasciatus, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stomus = relating to the mouth; from the Latin: bifasciatus = two bands),[2][3] is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae. It is commonly known as the two-lined pencilfish.[4] It can be found in slow-moving swamps and rivers in French Guiana and Suriname.
References
[edit]- ^ "two lined pencilfish". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannostomus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Fishbase report Nannostomus bifasciatus". Retrieved Feb 15, 2012.