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Nannostomus bifasciatus

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Two-lined pencilfish
A two-lined pencilfish (top) amidst other characin species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Nannostomus
Species:
N. bifasciatus
Binomial name
Nannostomus bifasciatus
Hoedeman, 1954

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

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  1. ^ "two lined pencilfish". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannostomus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ^ "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Fishbase report Nannostomus bifasciatus". Retrieved Feb 15, 2012.