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Two-lined pencilfish
A two-lined pencilfish (top) amidst other characin species
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Lebiasinidae
Genus:	Nannostomus
Species:	N. bifasciatus
Binomial name
Nannostomus bifasciatus Hoedeman, 1954

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

References

1. "two lined pencilfish". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nannostomus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
3. "Fish Name Etymology Project: Characiformes. Scharpf & Lazara". The Etyfish Project. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
4. "Fishbase report Nannostomus bifasciatus". Retrieved Feb 15, 2012.

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