Nannostomus mortenthaleri
| Nannostomus mortenthaleri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Lebiasinidae |
| Genus: | Nannostomus |
| Species: | N. mortenthaleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Nannostomus mortenthaleri Paepke & Arendt, 2001[1] | |
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Nannostomus mortenthaleri, commonly known as the coral red pencilfish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the genus Nannostomus in the Lebiasinidae family of Characins.[3] It is one of the most colourful of the genus, being suffused with a bright coral red colouration over its entire body and fins, in striking contrast to its horizontal jet black stripes. It was originally described as a subspecies of Nannostomus marginatus, but it is now recognised as a species in its own right.[2] Mature males have a thickened anal fin. Maximun length is 29mm.[2]
Distribution
Its distribution is fairly restricted to date, it has only been recorded from a small tributary of the Nanay River, and possibly the Tigre River, Peru.[2]
References
- ↑ Paepke, H.-J.; Arendt, K. (2001). "Nannostomus marginatus mortenthaleri new supspec. from Peru (Teleostei: Lebiasinidae)". Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft Für Ichthyologie (Gesellschaft für Ichthyologie e.V. (GfI)) 2: 143–154.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Reis, Roberto E.; Kullander, Sven O; Ferraris, Jr. J. (2003). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. EDIPUCRS. pp. 1–235.
- ↑ "Nannostomus mortenthaleri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved March 19, 2012.