Lebiasinidae

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Lebiasinidae
Nannostomus trifasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes Superfamily: Erythrinoidea Family: Lebiasinidae
Subfamilies and Genera
Subfamily Lebiasininae Lebiasina Piabucina Subfamily Pyrrhulininae Tribe Pyrrhulinini Copeina Copella Pyrrhulina Tribe Nannostomini Nannostomus Incertae sedis Derhamia hoffmannorum

The Lebiasinidae (order Characiformes), are a family of freshwater fishes found in Costa Rica, Panama, and South America. There are seven genera and approximately 61 species; Derhamia is not assigned to either of the two subfamilies Lebiasininae or Pyrrhulininae. They are usually small and are known as ornamental fishes in aquaria, including popular fishes such as the pencil fish and splashing tetra.

[edit] See also

• List of fish families

[edit] External links

• "Lebiasinidae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. Feb 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
• Nelson, Joseph S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0471250317