Nannostomus britskii

Spotstripe pencilfish
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Nannostomus
Species: N. britskii
Binomial name
Nannostomus britskii
Weitzman, 1978

Nannostomus britskii, commonly known as the spotstripe 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 limatus and Nannostomus nitidus), from a collection of specimens preserved in the São Paulo museum.[2] They have been recorded from only two localities, both in Brazil.[3] No live specimens have been seen, collected, or exported for the aquarium trade.

References

  1. "ITIS report Nannostomus britskii TSN 641478". Retrieved Feb 16, 2012.
  2. "Three New Species of Fishes of the Genus Nannostomus from the Brazilian States of Para and Amazonas (Teleostei, Lebiasinidae)" (PDF). Retrieved Feb 16, 2012.
  3. "Fishbase report Nannostomus britskii". Retrieved Feb 16, 2012.


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