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Nannostomus beckfordi

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Species of fish

Golden pencilfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Lebiasinidae
Genus: Nannostomus
Species: N. beckfordi
Binomial name
Nannostomus beckfordi
Günther, 1872

Nannostomus beckfordi, (from the Greek: nanos = small, and the Latin stomus = relating to the mouth; beckfordi = in honor of British naturalist, F.J.B. Beckford), commonly known as the golden pencil fish or Beckford's pencil fish, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the characin family Lebiasinidae. It occurs widely and commonly in swamps and slow-moving waters in Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannostomus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. "Nannostomus beckfordi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved Feb 12, 2012.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Nannostomus beckfordi". FishBase. November 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Nannostomus beckfordi


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