''Nannostomus limatus''
| Elegant pencilfish | |
|---|---|
| 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 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)" (PDF). Retrieved Feb 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Fishbase report Nannostomus limatus". Retrieved Feb 23, 2012.
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