Elegant pencilfish (Nannostomus limatus)

Scientific name: Nannostomus limatus Weitzman, 1978

The Elegant pencilfish (Nannostomus limatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Lebiasinidae. Native range: South America, Amazon River basin near Santar?m, Brazil.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nannostomus limatus
Family
Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.6
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Amazon River basin near Santar?m, Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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