Nannostomus espei
Barred pencilfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Lebiasinidae |
Genus: | Nannostomus |
Species: | N. espei |
Binomial name | |
Nannostomus espei Meinken, 1956 | |
Nannostomus espei, commonly known as Espe's pencilfish or barred pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the genus Nannostomus in the Lebiasinidae family of characins.[1] It was first described in 1956 by Herman Meinken from the Mazaruni River system in Guyana and to date this is its only known location.[2] It is notable amongst the genus in that the dominant body pattern consists of five broad comma-like patches instead of the more normal horizontal stripes seen in the rest of the genus.
References
- ↑ "ITIS report Nannostomus espei TSN 163103". Retrieved Feb 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Fishbase report Nannostomus espei". Retrieved Feb 17, 2012.