Spotstripe pencilfish (Nannostomus britskii)

Scientific name: Nannostomus britskii Weitzman, 1978

Spotstripe pencilfish (Nannostomus britskii)

The Spotstripe pencilfish (Nannostomus britskii) is a freshwater fish of the family Lebiasinidae. Native range: South America, Known from two localities in Brazil, the type locality and Aripuana River, Castanhal Island, Amazonas, Brazil.

Species facts

Scientific name
Nannostomus britskii
Family
Lebiasinidae (Pencilfishes)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.4
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Known from two localities in Brazil, the type locality and Aripuana River, Castanhal Island, Amazonas, 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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