Biology:Nannostomus bifasciatus

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Short description: Species of fish

Two-lined pencilfish
The freshwater fishes of British Guiana, including a study of the ecological grouping of species and the relation of the fauna of the plateau to that of the lowlands (1912) (14776732341).jpg
A two-lined pencilfish (top) amidst other characin species
Scientific classification edit
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

  1. ↑ "two lined pencilfish". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176012794/176012798. 
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nannostomus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. ↑ "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. https://www.etyfish.org/characiformes3/. Retrieved 11 November 2019. 
  4. ↑ "Fishbase report Nannostomus bifasciatus". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Nannostomus-bifasciatus.html. Retrieved Feb 15, 2012. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2883266 entry




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