Nannostomus bifasciatus
| 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
- ^ Taphorn, D.C.; DoNascimiento, CD, Herrera-Collazos, E.E.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Usma, S.; Villa-Navarro, F. (2021). "Nannostomus bifasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T176012794A176012798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176012794A176012798.en. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannostomus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (13 November 2024). "Family LEBIASINIDAE Gill 1889 (Pencilfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannostomus bifasciatus". FishBase. February 2012 version.