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Spotstripe Pencilfish

Nannostomus britskii

Classification

Nannostomus britskii (from the Greek nanos, meaning "small"; the Latin stomus, relating to the mouth; and britskii in honor of ichthyologist Heraldo A. Britski), commonly known as the spotstripe pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae of characins. They were first described in 1978 by Stanley H.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 7