Nannostomus bifasciatus

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.

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

References
  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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