Biology:Nannostomus bifasciatus
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Short description: Species of fish
| Two-lined pencilfish | |
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| A two-lined pencilfish (top) amidst other characin species | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ↑ "two lined pencilfish". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176012794/176012798.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nannostomus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. https://www.etyfish.org/characiformes3/. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ↑ "Fishbase report Nannostomus bifasciatus". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Nannostomus-bifasciatus.html. Retrieved Feb 15, 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q2883266 entry
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