Biology:Nannostomus marilynae

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Short description: Species of fish


Marilyn's/greenstripe pencilfish
Nannostomus marilynae.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Nannostomus
Species:
N. marilynae
Binomial name
Nannostomus marilynae
S. H. Weitzman & Cobb, 1975

Nannostomus marilynae, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stomus = relating to the mouth; marilynae = in honor of ichthyologist, Marilyn Weitzman),[1][2] commonly known as Marilyn's or greenstripe pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae.[3] They have been recorded from the Rio Negro and Rio Orinoco regions of Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8529507 entry