Nannostomus limatus
Elegant pencilfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Lebiasinidae |
Genus: | Nannostomus |
Species: | N. limatus |
Binomial name | |
Nannostomus limatus Weitzman, 1978 | |
Nannostomus limatus, commonly known as the elegant pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the genus Nannostomus in the Lebiasinidae family of characins.[1] They were first described in 1978 by Stanley H. Weitzman along with two other new species (Nannostomus britskii and Nannostomus nitidus), from a collection of specimens preserved in the São Paulo museum.[2] They have been recorded from the Amazonian region of Brazil, specifically near Santarém.[3]
References
- ↑ "ITIS report Nannostomus limatus TSN 641478". Retrieved Feb 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Three New Species of Fishes of the Genus Nannostomus from the Brazilian States of Para and Amazonas (Teleostei, Lebiasinidae)". Retrieved Feb 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Fishbase report Nannostomus limatus". Retrieved Feb 23, 2012.