Nannostomus britskii

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Nannostomus britskii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Nannostomus
Species:
N. britskii
Binomial name
Nannostomus britskii

Nannostomus britskii, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stomus = relating to the mouth; britskii = in honor of ichthyologist, Heraldo A. Britski),[1][2] commonly known as the spotstripe pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the family Lebiasinidae of characins.[3] They were first described in 1978 by Stanley H. Weitzman along with two other new species (Nannostomus limatus and Nannostomus nitidus), from a collection of specimens preserved in the São Paulo museum.[4] They have been recorded from only two localities, both in Brazil.[5] No live specimens had been seen, collected, or exported for the aquarium trade until very recently.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannostomus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2019.,
  3. "ITIS report Nannostomus britskii TSN 641478". Retrieved Feb 16, 2012.
  4. "Three New Species of Fishes of the Genus Nannostomus from the Brazilian States of Para and Amazonas (Teleostei, Lebiasinidae)" (PDF). Retrieved Feb 16, 2012.
  5. "Fishbase report Nannostomus britskii". Retrieved Feb 16, 2012.