Nannostomus bifasciatus

Two-lined pencilfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Lebiasinidae
Genus:	Nannostomus
Species:	N. bifasciatus
Binomial name
	Nannostomus bifasciatus; , 1954

Nannostomus bifasciatus, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stomus = relating to the mouth; from the Latin: bifasciatus = two bands),^[1]^[2] is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae. It is commonly known as the two-lined pencilfish.^[3] It can be found in slow-moving swamps and rivers in French Guiana and Suriname.

References[]

^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nannostomus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
^ "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^ "Fishbase report Nannostomus bifasciatus". Retrieved Feb 15, 2012.

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[1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Nannostomus in FishBase. April 2013 version.

[2] "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

[3] "Fishbase report Nannostomus bifasciatus". Retrieved Feb 15, 2012.

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